Presently standing for the
guntakal Assembly constituency is
tdp candidate
alur mla in
kurnool district, a former YSRCP minister. Here, the current
mla for the YSRCP is Y Venkatarami Reddy. His
party has now nominated him again, with Gummanur Jayaram, a former
minister of the YSRCP, running for the TDP. Former
mla R Jitendra Goud was among the
tdp officials and activists who opposed his admission into the
party when his nomination for
guntakal was declared. The immediate outcry subsided, and
party officials started to come to terms with the
tdp high command's decision.
In an
interview with
india Herald,
jayaram said that although he is now the
kurnool district's
alur mla,
alur is a seat that borders Guntakal. There are around thirty km separating the two constituencies. Strictly speaking, his birthplace was a little
guntakal hamlet. He asserted that there are no cultural boundaries between the two constituencies and that he is well knowledgeable about Guntakal.
He said that the
workers and leaders of the
party were following his example and assisting him. He was full of optimism that soon the whole
tdp cadre, together with its coalition partners, would attain ultimate coherence and put up a unified struggle. When weighed against the locals' determination to restore the
tdp to power, they are insignificant problems. The constituents want development, especially drinking water and rural roads. The
people don't bring up assistance programs.
According to Jayaram, he is guaranteeing them the development of every
village and semi-urban area. Admitting that the YSRCP elevated him to the rank of
minister twice, he said that the same person who nourished the plants and saw them flourish now chose to chop down the tree as it grew. In addition, the lack of any growth is another reason why the public is unhappy with the
jagan regime. In the end, a
leader is more concerned with the needs and goals of the
people than with
party affiliation.