After announcing the candidature of Gali Bhanuprakash, son of former Minister Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu, for the Nagari Assembly constituency, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) faced unexpected trouble when educationalist K. Ashok Raju submitted his resignation to the party.
The tail-end constituency, bordering Tamil Nadu, is currently represented by Minister for Tourism and Culture R. K. Roja. Though Ms. Roja was expected to slog it out to ensure a safe return in view of the anti-incumbency, the split in the TDP rank and file is viewed as the proverbial ‘blessing in disguise’.