TDP keen to contest for Rajam municipal chairperson’s post as elections will be held after a gap of two decades
Several TDP local leaders submitted a representation to TDP MLA Kondru Murali Mohan to convey their opinion to the party high command since TDP has the legitimate right to contest for chairperson’s post in the backdrop of its two decades of efforts to overcome cases in the court
A view of the municipal office of Rajam, Vizianagaram district.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is keen to contest for the chairperson post of Rajam municipality, for which the election is expected to be conducted very soon. The election turned interesting as it is going to be held after a gap of 21 years. TDP, which strived hard to overcome all the legal hurdles related to the merger of nearby villages with Rajam, is hopeful of getting the seat which was allocated to Jana Sena Party during state-level seat adjustments among TDP, JSP and BJP.
Several TDP local leaders submitted a representation to TDP MLA Kondru Murali Mohan to convey their opinion to the party high command since TDP has the legitimate right to contest for chairperson’s post in the backdrop of its two decades of efforts to overcome cases in the court.
“JSP has already been given the mayor’s seat in Srikakulam, chairperson seats in Palakonda and Saluru, adjacent towns of Rajam. We are hopeful that the TDP high command may convince its counterpart of JSP which can be given more councillor seats for leaving chairperson’s seat to TDP,” said a senior leader while seeking anonymity.
According to him, JSP has not yet built its cadre in Rajam Assembly constituency and it is evident with its defeat in MPTC segments recently. TDP won four ZPTCs and 62 MPTC seats. YSRCP won four MPTC seats where JSP and BJP contested. This should also be considered before allocation of chairperson’s seat to JSP,” The party leaders stepped up pressure on Mr. Murali Mohan to convey the issue to the notice of the TDP National President and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and TDP National General Secretary and Minister for Education Nara Lokesh.
A delegation of TDP is expected to go Vijayawada to explain ground level position to party high command in a couple of days as election schedule is likely to come in a week. Meanwhile, JSP local leaders and activists argue that it would be unfair to take back chairperson’s post after its allocation at State level.
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