TDP appoints in-charge ministers to strengthen party

Guntur: TDP high command has taken steps to strengthen the party from the grass- root level with an eye on next Assembly elections. The party high command has appointed minister Ayyannapatrudu for Guntur Parliament constituency, minister Sidda Raghava Rao for Narasaraopet and Paritala Sunitha for Bapatla parliamentary constituency for strengthening the party. There is a lot of gap between MLAs and MPs in the district. The parliamentary constituency in-charge ministers have to co-ordinate with MLAs, MPs, MLCs and party leaders to strengthen the party.

Though the government has been implementing several welfare schemes and taking up development works, the party lost sitting TDP councillor seat in Mangalagiri municipal byelections in the state capital due to lack of co-ordination among TDP leaders. The party high command took this matter very seriously and sought explanation from local leaders over the defeat of party candidate.

MP Galla Jayadev, who was elected from Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, is not staying locally. In Mangalagiri, the ruling party lost the sitting councillor seat. Ravela Kishore Babu representing Prathipadu Assembly constituency lost his Cabinet berth due to rivalry with ZP chairperson Md Janimun when she lodged a complaint against him for sending his followers to attack her house. For the fifth time, MLA D Narendra was disappointed regarding a berth in the Cabinet.

Guntur west MLA Modugula Venugopala Reddy was also was disappointed over not being accommodated in the state Cabinet. When he was fielded from Guntur West Assembly constituency, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu assured him a berth in the cabinet but failed to keep his promise so far. Dokka Manikya Varaprasad was given MLC seat with a view of SC votes in the coming Assembly elections.