YSRCP Nominations for Municipal Posts: The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is facing problems in several local body elections in Andhra Pradesh after failing to file nominations for many chairperson posts. As a result, candidates from the ruling alliance are likely to win these positions without facing a contest in several areas.
The municipalities of Darsi, Piduguralla, Erraguntla, Mydukur, Rayachoti and Punganur are among the places where the YSRCP has struggled to field candidates. The same situation has also been reported in the Gurajala and Kamalapuram Nagar Panchayats.
In several of these places, only candidates from the alliance parties have filed nominations for the chairperson posts. This has increased the chances of an unopposed victory for the alliance.
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YSRCP Candidates Missing From Several Key Seats
In Darsi in Prakasam district, Piduguralla in Palnadu district and Gurajala Nagar Panchayat, no YSRCP candidates filed nominations for the chairperson positions. Candidates from the alliance parties are the only ones who have entered the contest for these posts.
A similar situation has been reported in Yerraguntla and Mydukur municipalities and Kamalapuram Nagar Panchayat in YSR Kadapa district. The YSRCP also failed to file regular candidates for the chairperson posts in Rayachoti and Punganur in Annamayya district. Only dummy candidates have filed nominations in these places.
In Jammalamadugu in YSR Kadapa district and Gooty in Anantapur district, the party has also struggled to find candidates. The YSRCP announced Indira, wife of party MLC Ramasubba Reddy, as its candidate in Jammalamadugu. But she didn’t file her nomination.
Anjali was announced as the party’s candidate in Gooty but she also didn’t submit her nomination. Some people linked to the YSRCP and independent candidates have filed nominations in these areas. If they withdraw or remain in the contest, the results could still favour the alliance by a large margin.
YSRCP Faces Problems in Its Traditional Strongholds
The YSRCP has also struggled in areas that were once considered its strongest seats. Pulivendula, Punganur, Kamalapuram, Jammalamadugu and Erraguntla are among the places where the party has found it difficult to get candidates to contest.
In Pulivendula municipality, which has been a stronghold of the YS family for decades, the party failed to file nominations for half of the seats. Punganur has also been a strong base for former minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy. He has held strong influence in the area for years, but the party has now said it won’t contest there.
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The party’s problems have raised questions about its local support and its ability to bring forward candidates for elections. Fear of possible action over violence during previous local body polls is also being seen as one reason why some people may be unwilling to contest.
Jagan Mohan Reddy Unable to Ensure Nominations
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was in Bengaluru during the first two days of the nomination process and reached Amaravati on the final day. He held meetings with party leaders to review the situation, but the party was still unable to ensure that candidates filed nominations in several areas.
The YSRCP had earlier been accused of using violence, intimidation and false cases against opposition leaders during local body elections. It was also accused of stopping caste certificates from being issued to some people. These actions had helped the party secure hundreds of seats without a contest in previous elections.
