With elections to local bodies expected to be held in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling alliance parties are reportedly turning their attention to Kadapa district, the home turf of former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
According to political discussions within the district, the TDP, Jana Sena and BJP are working on strategies for the local-body elections with the objective of preventing the YSRCP from retaining its influence over corporations, municipalities and other local institutions.
Against this backdrop, reports from Kadapa indicate that former minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy’s daughter, Dr Narreddy Sunitha, who has otherwise stayed away from electoral politics, is showing interest in the local-body polls in Kadapa.
According to sources, Sunitha, along with her husband Rajasekhar Reddy, held discussions with a senior leader of the ruling alliance regarding the upcoming local-body elections, particularly the Kadapa Zilla Parishad chairperson’s post.
Sources said Sunitha proposed the name of Pradeep Reddy, son of Shivaprakash Reddy, who is the brother of her husband Rajasekhar Reddy, for the Zilla Parishad chairperson’s post.
The proposal has reportedly generated discussion among alliance leaders because several aspirants from the three constituent parties are believed to be interested in the post, with a number of TDP leaders also reportedly preparing to stake their claim.
Sunitha’s recent involvement in district-level political discussions has also triggered speculation over whether she intends to play a more active role in electoral politics in the future.
Any decision on contesting the next Assembly election, however, would depend on her own political announcement and the subsequent decisions of the parties concerned.
For now, the focus remains on the local-body elections, alliance coordination and the allocation of seats and posts among the TDP, Jana Sena and BJP.
