Turpu Kapu community, which has around eight lakh population in the Vizianagaram Parliamentary constituency, is mounting pressure on the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leadership to allocate MP and more MLA seats for the community in the backdrop of YSRCP fielding Bellana Chandrasekhar (Turpu Kapu) as MP candidate from Vizianagaram Parliamentary constituency. YSRCP has also given MLA tickets to four Kapu leaders such as Botcha Satyanarayana (Cheepurupalli), Botcha Appala Narasayya (Gajapathinagaram) and Baddukonda Appala Naidu (Nellimarla) and Gorle Kirankumar (Etcherla). All those four constituencies come under the Vizianagaram Parliamentary constituency.
TDP, which has considered the names of Pulsus Group chairman Gedela Srinubabu and former Minister Kala Venakta Rao, both belong to Turpu Kapu community, is adopting a wait and watch policy as the BJP is also seeking ticket for Vizianagaram Lok Sabha seat.
Meanwhile, loyalists of Mr. Kala Venkata Rao are seeking Etcherla Assembly seat for him as he had represented the seat previously. The TDP Kapu leaders feared that inordinate delay in selection of candidates would help YSRCP candidates to intensify their election campaign.
