Chandrababu Naidu decided against contesting as in the event of the YSRCP winning the seat, it would bolster Jagan Mohan Reddy's image.
Jailed sub-registrar’s letter exposes ₹600 crore land scam under YSRCP government
The YSRCP is having the last laugh after the TDP decided to give a go by to the by-election to the Legislative Council from the Visakhapatnam Local Authorities Constituency. The YSRCP campaign, that if TDP contests the by-election it would be but an endorsement of unethical politics, has paid off. Now it is a walkover for YSRCP candidate and former minister Botcha Satyanarayana.