YSRCP fields homegrown party workers in election fray to clash with seasoned politicians of the opposition

YSRCP provides opportunities to commoners from humble backgrounds to contest elections, promoting social engineering and inclusivity.

A truck driver, an MNREGS worker, a goldsmith, and a teacher were some of the homegrown party workers from humble backgrounds who got an opportunity to plunge into politics on a YSRCP ticket for the upcoming elections.

The YSRCP, as part of its social engineering exercise, provided an opportunity to the commoners, and some of them were pitted against the senior politicians as well.

The YSRCP leaders say that their president, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, was impressed with the determination and work for the welfare of the people and made him finalise their names for the Assembly elections, the leaders say. 

Mannepakula Veeranjaneyulu, a resident of Bandameedapalli in Singanamala mandal, is a truck driver. He is now the YSRCP candidate for the Singanamala SC reserved constituency. He has been associated with the YSRCP since its inception. 

Similarly, Eera Lakkappa, an MNREGS worker, is being fielded from Madakasira. Mr. Lakappa, a humble party activist, hails from a simple farmer’s family in the Madakashira constituency in the erstwhile Anantapur district.

Khaleel Ahmad, a resident of Nellore town, is a goldsmith. During his college days, he was a DYFI activist and a DYFI town committee member. He joined the YSRCP in 2011 and earns a living in a gold jewellery shop. He will contest against the former Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister and TDP leader P. Narayana. 

Sarnala Tirupati Rao, a Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) member, from Mylavaram in NTR district, is gearing up to face MLA Vasantha Venakta Krishna Prasad. Incidentally, Mr. Vasantha Krishna Prasad was YSRCP MLA from 2019 from the same constituency. He joined the TDP recently.