In Andhra's Vijayawada Constituency, A Battle Between Two Brothers

While Mr Srinivas is a seasoned politician, a transport tycoon-turned-politician, his younger brother Mr Sivanath, also a businessman, is trying his electoral luck for the first time.

The Vijayawada Parliamentary constituency has emerged as the battleground between brothers K Srinivas of Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSRCP and K Sivanath, candidate of the main opposition TDP in the May 13 Lok Sabha polls.

While Mr Srinivas is a seasoned politician, a transport tycoon-turned-politician, his younger brother Mr Sivanath, also a businessman, is trying his electoral luck for the first time. Mr Srinivas (58), the older brother, was a key TDP leader until some months ago but differences with some party leaders at the local and state level compelled him to jump ship to the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP in January, according to his supporters.

One of the main reasons attributed to the exit of Mr Srinivas from TDP was the party's decision to replace him with Mr Sivanath as the candidate for the Lok Sabha election. Popularly known as Kesineni Nani and the owner of the now defunct Kesineni travels company, Mr Srinivas, a Parliamentarian for nearly a decade, had also resigned as an MP when he had quit the TDP.