Visakhapatnam local elections will be interesting one with a TDP leader Kannababu Raju filing nomination as a rebel candidate.
Speaking to mediapersons later, Kannababu said the party high command, which promised him ticket for MLC post has failed to keep its word. “This made me to jump into election fray as a rebel candidate. AP
Minister Narayana had also promised me a chance to become an MLC, but I filed nomination as an independent candidate”, he said, adding that he would seek support of other parties.
Meanwhile, commenting on the nomination of Kannababu, minister Ganta Srinivas Rao admitted that some party leaders were not happy as the party high command decided to give chance to senior leaders. Ganga said he would speak to Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on the issue and hoped that Kannababu would withdraw his papers. Even if contest becomes inevitable, the official party candidate would win the election definitely with handsome majority, the minister said. (NSS)