The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has appointed former Minister and MLC Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad as the additional coordinator for Tadikonda (SC) constituency in Guntur district.
The decision triggered protests led by party MLA Undavalli Sridevi at the house of former Minister M. Sucharitha in the wee hours of Saturday.
Ms. Sridevi, who was given the party ticket in 2019 Assembly elections, defeated Tenali Sravan Kumar of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). However, she started facing backlash from her own partymen, who alleged that she had reneged on the promises she had made before the elections. Allegations of corruption have also been levelled against her.