Games they play: TD woos YSRC to hit opposition

By SNV Sudhir

Visakhapatnam, June 29, 2014:  Though the Telugu Desam (TD) does not need YSRC ZPTCS’ support as the party bagged, Zilla Parishads of Vizag and Vizianagaram, efforts are on to lure them in both districts to weaken the opposition party at grassroots and also to make it a unanimous election of ZP Chairman which is going to take place on July 5.

In Vizag TD members won 24 ZPTCs out of total 39 in the district YSRC candidates bagged 15 ZPTCs. It will be the second time in the last 30 years that TD person will be the Vizag ZP chairperson. It was in 1987 last time TD bagged ZP chair. TD senior leader Lalam Bhaskar Rao’s wife, Lalam Bhavani, who won Rambilli ZPTC is likely to be the ZP chairperson. Bhaksar Rao contested on a TD ticket for Yelamanchali assembly segment in 2009 polls and lost to, Congress candidate, UV Ramanmurthy Raju (Kannababu).

In Vizianagaram,  TD candidates won 24 ZPTCs out of 34 and YSRC candidates won 10. TD state women wing chief, Sobha Hymavathi’s daughter Sobha Shanti Rani who won Vepada ZPTC is expected to be Vizianagaram ZP chairperson.

ZPTCs coming under, Anakapalle and Vizg Agency, YSRC senior leader Konatala Ramakrishna and union minister, Kishorechandra Deo having clout respectively have gone to TD leaving a  huge embarrassment to both.

“What’s wrong in admitting them into our parry fold when they are interested? We are not luring them,” said a district senior TD leader.

 While polls were held for two municipalities- Narasipatnam and Elamanchali, in Vizag, TD candidates won maximum councilor seats and their men are set to become the municipal chairpersons respectively, in the indirect poll that is going to be held on July 3.

In Vizianagaram, polls were held for four municipalities- Vizianagaram town, Bobbili, Parvathipuram and Saluru, TD candidates comfortably won maximum councilor seats in all the municipalities and set to become the municipal chairpersons.