With the tenure of its three Rajya Sabha members ending, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has reportedly finalised the candidates for the election. Chief Minister and YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to field an SC candidate and the names will be announced soon. The party gave priority to the candidates belonging to Backward Classes (BCs) communities last time.
According to party sources, the names of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) former Chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy, Chittoor MLA Arani Srinivasulu and Golla Babu Rao have been finalised and Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy would announce the names shortly.
Mr. Babu Rao is repesenting Payakaraopet SC Constituency as the MLA, while Mr. Subba Reddy, maternal uncle of Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, served as a Lok Sabha member between 2014 and 2019. He was made the Chairman of TTD, a post equivalent to a Cabinet Minister in 2019. He served as the TTD Chairman for two consecutive terms (four years).