Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu appears to be under the impression that the TDP has some possibility of winning the Kadapa Lok Sabha seat, following the latest developments on the Y S Vivekananda Reddy murder case.
Apparently, the TDP chief is of the view that the people of Kadapa have started believing that sitting YSR Congress party MP Y S Avinash Reddy, along with his father Y S Bhaskar Reddy, is the mastermind behind the murder of Vivekananda Reddy.
Sensing that there is a growing sympathy towards Viveka’s daughter N Sunitha Reddy, Naidu is now said to be planning to rope her into the TDP and field her from Kadapa parliamentary seat in the next elections.
Sources said Naidu had contacted Sunitha Reddy and asked her whether she was interested in contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Kadapa in 2024.
He is learnt to have told her that various surveys had indicated that Avinash Reddy might lose the seat if he contested again.
“The chances are bright if any other member of YSR family contests the elections. If Sunitha contests the elections, the sympathy factor would definitely help her win the seat,” a TDP leader said.
For the last few days, the TDP has been showering a lot of praises on Sunitha Reddy for bravely fighting against chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and his party leaders. Even the pro-TDP media wrote a lot of favourable stories in her favour.
So, Naidu feels the TDP would gain immensely if Sunitha joins the party and contests the elections from Kadapa Lok Sabha seat. However, there has been no favourable response from Sunitha till now.
Sources said she is not very keen on contesting the elections and more so from the TDP, as it would spoil her reputation and will lend credence to the allegations of the YSRC leaders that she has been dancing to the tunes of Naidu.
But TDP sources said Naidu is trying to pursue her, as he cannot find a better candidate to fight the YSRC in Kadapa.
