TDP has tried to make bye-elections for Tirupati Assembly constituency unanimous in favour of its candidate Sugunamma the widow of TDP MLA Venkata Ramana. It requests the Congress and the YSR Congress parties to let its candidate get elected unanimously without any competition. YSR Congress party has positively responds to its appeal. But, the Congress party has not made-up its mind until now on whether to contest the elections are leave the seat to TDP candidate.

 

Lok Satta party has fielded its candidate Balasubrahmanyam in the elections. Two independent candidates also have filed their nominations. TDP is reportedly trying to convince all of them to withdraw their nominations in favour of its candidate. If they prefer to stay in the race, then elections will become inevitable.

 

Actually, people expected that YSR Congress party may not agree to TDP’s proposal because it is desperate to prove that ruling TDP is fast losing its popularity among the people, but it agreed to leave the seat to its rival TDP. Even if Congress, Lok Satta and independents join the race, TDP candidate chances of winning the bye-elections are very fair, because TDP has strong hold on Tirupati constituency and also there is sympathy wave.