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Two YSRCP turncoats in TDP’s first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Andhra

Ex-YSRCP Lok Sabha MP L Sri Krishna Devarayulu from Narasaraopeta and V Prabhakar Reddy, a YSRCP Rajya Sabha MP are in TDP candidate list.

ByPTI

Published Mar 22, 2024 | 12:19 PM ⚊UpdatedMar 22, 2024 | 12:19 PM

Chandrababu Naidu adressing an election rally. (Screengrab)

The TDP on Friday, 22 March, announced the first list of 13 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh which included two YSR Congress MPs who defected from the party recently.

Former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu-led party also announced the third list of TDP candidates for 11 more Assembly segments.

The Assembly elections in the state will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls on 13 May.

Narasaraopeta YSRCP Lok Sabha member L Sri Krishna Devarayulu was fielded from the same constituency while V Prabhakar Reddy, a YSRCP Rajya Sabha member, will contest from Nellore.

రాష్ట్ర ప్రయోజనాలే ఏకైక ఎజెండాగా ఎన్డీయేలో చేరాం. మరోవైపు పార్లమెంటులో బలమైన గళం వినిపిస్తూ… రాష్ట్రం కోసం పోరాడగల నాయకులనే టీడీపీ అభ్యర్థులుగా నిలబెడుతున్నాం. పార్లమెంటుకు పోటీ చేసే 13 మంది తెలుగుదేశం ఎంపీ అభ్యర్థులను… వీరితో పాటు మరో 11 అసెంబ్లీ స్థానాలకు కూడా అభ్యర్థులను… pic.twitter.com/x1HpfBKLPn

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) March 22, 2024

TDP has so far announced candidates for 139 Assembly seats and 13 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Candidates for five more Assembly seats and four Lok Sabha seats are due to be announced. The TDP will contest from 144 Assembly segments and 17 Lok Sabha seats as part of the NDA in Andhra Pradesh.

Recently, NDA constituents finalised their seat-sharing formula for the Parliamentary and Assembly polls, as per which the BJP will contest six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats while the TDP will fight from 17 Parliamentary and 144 Assembly seats.

Under the deal, actor-politician Pawan Kalyan’s Janasena will contest two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.

Andhra Pradesh has a total of 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly seats.

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