Naidu Announces Nandyala TDP Candidate

Bringing down the curtains on the months-long speculations, AP CM and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has announced the party candidate for the by-election in Nandyala Assembly constituency. Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy, the son of Bhuma Nagireddy’s elder brother Sekhar Reddy, has been named as the party candidate for upcoming bypoll in Nandyala.

The decision has been made after TDP’s constituency incharge Shilpa Mohan Reddy, who earlier contested on TDP ticket in 2014, has switched his loyalties to YSR Congress. Amidst reports that Shilpa would be fielded from YSRCP, TDP has announced Bhuma Brahmanda Reddy as its candidate.

Brahmanada Reddy has spoken to media soon after the announcement came. Expressing his gratitude to his uncle Bhuma Nagi Reddy and aunt Shobha Nagi Reddy, Brahmananda Reddy said that development of Nandyala and fulfilling of promises made by Bhuma Nagi Reddy for Nandyala people top the agenda. Responding to a question over Shilpa leaving the TDP, Brahmanda Reddy said that it has no affect on party as several senior leaders like SPY Reddy, AV Subba Reddy, Farooq are in TDP and he added that most importantly the people of Nandyala are with TDP.

Meanwhile, TDP has appealed to the opposition parties not to contest by-election to make it unanimous election. If a by-election is facilitated with the death of its sitting MLA, the practice has been to elect a member from the bereaved family. However, considering special conditions, looks like YSRCP is likely to filed its candidate for the election since technically Bhuma won on YSRCP ticket and later joined the ruling TDP.