Pawan Kalyan nominates brother Nagababu as JSP candidate for Andhra MLC polls

Amaravati: Jana Sena Party president and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has officially announced his elder brother and party general secretary Konidela Nagababu as the party’s candidate for the MLC elections under MLA quota on behalf of the NDA alliance.

This decision comes after chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu stated his intention to induct Naga Babu into the State Cabinet on December 9. Currently, Naga Babu is neither an MLA nor an MLC in the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. So, he should be elected to either house within six months.

Nagababu, a popular film actor in the Telugu States, entered politics in 2009 through the Praja Rajyam Party, founded by his elder brother Chiranjeevi. Later, he aligned with younger brother Pawan and became an active member of Jana Sena. He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Narasapuram and lost. He remained involved in the party’s activities as its general secretary. He has been a strong pillar of support for his brother. Babu, who is currently the national general secretary of the JSP, finally entered the political fray.

In the 2024 General Elections, Nagababu was supposed to contest from Anakapalli but had to step aside when the seat went to BJP as part of seat-sharing arrangements.

Polling on March 20

The polling has been set for March 20, and the results will be declared on the same day in the evening. The term of office of 10 members of the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana elected by the MLAs is due to expire on their retirement on March 29.

As per the election schedule, nominations must be submitted between March 3 and 10, with the deadline for withdrawals being March 13 and the scrutiny date being March 11. On March 20, polling will take place from 9 am to 4 pm, and votes will be counted at 5 pm on March 20.

In Andhra Pradesh, the term of office of MLCs, including Krishna Murthy Janga, Duvvarapu Rama Rao, Parchuri Ashok Babu, B Tirumala Naidu and Rama Krishnudu Yanamala, will conclude on March 29.