Jagan Makes Dent in TDP Stronghold
posted on Aug 22, 2011 @ 9:17PM
Jagan's 'odarpu yatra' has been from the beginning drawing good support from the andhra region much to the chagrin of the Congress. Now it is TDP that got the shock of Jagan mania. Contrary to the calculations of political pundits, most of the Kamma-dominant villages in Mailavaram constituency in Krishna district virtually waited for several hours for a glimpse of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday.
The people, particularly from Chowdary community, rallied around Jagan and virtually did not allow him to go out of their villages till he visited their colonies. Even Jagan camp was surprised by the massive turnout from villages considered to be the stronghold of TDP district chief Devineni Umamaheswara Rao.
Turnout at Kavulur, Chevutur and Paiduripadu villages was a surprise as people from the Kamma community ran out into the streets and stopped his convoy. "The crowdturnout at Kavulur, Chevutur and Paiduripadu villages had left us speechless," admitted a YSR Congress leader.