Chandrababu Naidu, YS Jaganmohan Reddy to file papers tomorrow

Amaravati: Several leaders and a majority of contestants from various political parties are getting ready to file their nomination papers on Friday, it being an 'auspicious day'.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Opposition leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj Nara Lokesh, Hindupur MLA and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna and many other prominent personalities finalised muhurthams by taking suggestions from noted pundits.

Naidu's wife Nara Bhuvaneshwari would file nomination papers on behalf her husband in Kuppam on Friday. Indeed, the news was spread in the social media that the Chief Minister would submit papers before the magistrate at city civil courts on Wednesday. But he did not come to city magistrate court. The local leaders in the Kuppam constituency received information about Chandrababu Naidu's nomination on Friday.

Jaganmohan Reddy has two options. He will file papers either on Friday or on Monday. He wanted to file papers on Thursday, but he changed the date following the suggestions of some spiritual gurus. Nandamuri Balakrishna will file nomination papers at Hindupur on Friday at 11 am. His astro guru Karuparthi Nagamalleswara Rao said that he set the muhurtham for Friday. He said that Thursday and Friday were followed by full moon and Hasta star is auspicious day as per Balakrishna's horoscope.

Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj Nara Lokesh will file nomination at Mangalagiri on Friday at 2:30 pm. Already, the rank and file of the TDP has been informed in this regard. Vijayawada MP Kesineni Srinivas said that he would file papers on Friday.

The Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan is likely to file nomination from Gajuwaka on Thursday. Noted astrologer Ponnaluri Gargeya said that all the leaders of parties, including Communist parties approached them to set the muhurtham. He said that the next two days March 21 and March 22 are auspicious days.