Hyderabad, India – The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jana Sena Party are engaged in seat-sharing negotiations ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh. While talks are still ongoing, social media platforms have already begun speculating on the candidates from both parties. According to reports circulating online, the TDP and Jana Sena Party have reached an understanding on 13 out of the total 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
The TDP has reportedly finalized the names of candidates for 11 seats, while the Jana Sena Party has been allotted two seats. Negotiations are still underway for the remaining 12 seats, and it is rumored that the Jana Sena Party may be granted two more seats.
Sources claim that three sitting YSR Congress party MPs who defected to the TDP and Jana Sena Party will also contest their respective seats again. The candidates mentioned include Kanmuru Raghu Ramakrishna Raju (Narasarpuram) and Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (Narsaraopet) from the TDP, and Vallabhaneni Balashowry (Machilipatnam) from the Jana Sena Party.
The Jana Sena Party has been given the Kakinada Lok Sabha seat, in addition to Machilipatnam. The party is reportedly considering Sana Satish Babu, a businessman-turned-politician who was previously arrested in connection with a money laundering case in 2019 but was subsequently released, as their candidate.
On the other hand, the TDP has finalized candidates for several seats, including K Rammohan Naidu (Srikakulam), Bairi Dilip Chakravarthy (Anakapalle), M Bharat (Visakhapatnam), K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju (Narasapuram), Gopal Yadav (Eluru), Kesineni Shivanah alias Chinni (Vijayawada), L Sri Krishna Devarayalu (Narsaraopet), Angalakurthy Niharika (Tirupati-SC), S Balasubrahmanyam (Rajampet), B K Parthsarathy (Hindupur), and Kalva Srinivasulu (Anantapuram). Candidates for other seats will be shortlisted once the seat-sharing talks with the Jana Sena Party conclude.
These developments have generated significant interest on social media, with political enthusiasts anticipating the finalization of candidates for the remaining seats. As the negotiations progress, both the TDP and Jana Sena Party are under pressure to secure the best candidates to maximize their chances of success in the upcoming elections.