YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed a few leaders as “parliament and assembly constituency coordinators” on Tuesday.
Mr. Jagan picked up candidates without dropping the sitting legislators in the majority of the constituencies. Former Minister Perni Venkatramaiah (Nani), MLAs B Karunakar Reddy, Chevireddy Bhaskara Reddy, Shaik Mustafa and Rajya Sabha member Pilli Subhash Chandrabose have succeeded in getting tickets for their sons. While Mr. Nani’s son Perni Krishna Murthy has been named as in-charge for Machilipatnam constituency, Mr. Subhash Chandra Bose’s son Suryaprakash will take the field from Ramachandrapuram constituency in East Godavari district.
Former Minister Malagundla Sankaranarayana, who is currently representing Penukonda Assembly constituency, is made in-charge of Anantapur Parliamentary constituency. At present, Talari Rangaiah, YSRCP leader, is representing Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency.
