There was tension during the scrutiny of nominations at the Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) office in Tadipatri town on Friday.
When leaders of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) attempted to gain entry to the room, they were stopped by members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which led to a heated exchange of words between the two groups.
The TDP activists expressed their dissatisfaction over the police not preventing the YSRCP leaders from entering the room.