The TDP is getting weakened in Andhra Pradesh by each passing day. Many top leaders have already deserted the party and have gone looking for greener pastures. The TDP appears to be well on its way to meet the fate of the Congress Party, which at one time was the lord of all it surveyed.
Unfortunately for the party, it is facing one blow after the other in the districts where it is supposedly strong. The party has strong presence in North Coastal Andhra. Hence, Atchen Naidu was made the party working president. But, even in this supposed citadel, the party is facing uncertain future.
Key leaders are deserting the party in drones. For instance, Killi Rammohan, a key follower of senior leader Kunam Ravikumar has resigned from the party. Though it is not as yet clear which party he would join, his departure is a huge loss for the TDP in Amadalavalasa. He said Atchen Naidu had won only by rigging the election. Meanwhile, post-panchayat and municipal elections, a large number of party workers and leaders are leaving the TDP.
In Chittoor district, including Kuppam, which is Chandrababu’s borough, too the situation is much the same. If the same trend continues, the party may lose whatever little clout it has in the district and might suffer an humiliating defeat in Tirupati Lok Sabha bypolls.
