The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), soon after storming to power in Andhra Pradesh in 2019, had set itself an ambitious target of wresting the Kuppam Assembly seat from Telugu Desam Party national president and seven-time MLA from the constituency Nara Chandrababu Naidu in the 2024 elections.
The ruling party cadre, led by Energy Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, had since left no stone unturned and let go no opportunity to counter the former Chief Minister on his home turf, accusing him of neglecting the constituency’s development despite representing it in the Legislative Assembly for seven times and helming the State for 14 years.
The YSRCP had even announced that its Kuppam MLC K.J. Bharath would be made Minister if he was voted to power in 2024. It had accused Mr. Naidu of denying BCs an opportunity to contest from Kuppam despite their dominant presence in the constituency.
