
TDP opts out of Badvel bypoll, BJP in fray
The Hindu
Won’t contest bypolls caused by death of sitting MLAs, says Atchannaidu
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) resolved in its Polit Bureau meeting on Sunday not to contest the byelection for Badvel Assembly seat around the same time when the BJP decided to field its candidate (not yet finalised) against the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)’s Sudha, wife of MLA G. Venkata Subbaiah whose death necessitated the bypoll.
The TDP’s decision came a few days after Dr. Obulapuram Rajasekhar was chosen as its candidate. He lost the election to Venkata Subbaiah in 2019.
The Jana Sena Party (JSP) has already decided to stay away from the race. By doing so, the JSP exposed the cracks in its alliance with the BJP, which has come under strain following the defeat in the byelection to the Tirupati Lok Sabha seat in April.