The YSR Congress Party won all 10 Assembly seats in the undivided SPSR Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in 2019. But the political situation seems to have altogether changed, with dissidence gripping the ruling party in several Assembly segments and dissidents openly displaying their internal bickering.
This was at a time when the opposition Telugu Desam Party received a shot in the arm with the joining of dissident leaders led by former Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, the MLA from Venkatagiri, who has considerable following in SPSR Nellore district cutting across Assembly constituencies.
Internal strife came to the fore during the review meeting held by YSRCP Parliamentary party leader V. Vijaya Sai Reddy for two days till Friday as the ticket aspirants from among other constituencies, Kavali and Udayagiri, raised slogans against each another. He put an end to the ugly scenes during the review meeting held till late Friday, saying, “Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will take a final decision on Assembly constituency candidates, and everyone has to abide by it.”
