Jana Sena Not To Compromise On Bigger Share In Local Polls

Political parties in Andhra Pradesh are gearing up for the upcoming local body elections, with both the ruling alliance and the opposition YSR Congress Party beginning preparations to mobilise their cadres.

The three parties in the ruling alliance — Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — are expected to discuss seat-sharing arrangements through their coordination committees.

At the same time, discussions have already begun within the alliance over how many seats each party should contest.

Jana Sena Political Affairs Committee chairman and Minister Nadendla Manohar had recently responded to the proposed seat-sharing formula, making it clear that the arrangement followed during the 2024 Assembly elections could not simply be repeated in the local body polls.

Manohar said the alliance partners had made compromises in 2024 because of the political circumstances at the time. However, he insisted that Jana Sena should contest wherever the party has a strong organisational base.

TDP president and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, however, said the alliance partners would jointly decide the seat-sharing arrangement.

He has reportedly advised leaders not to make statements that could create unnecessary disputes within the alliance over seat allocation.

Against this backdrop, Jana Sena senior leader and Tadepalligudem MLA Bolishetti Srinivas has made it clear that his party will not compromise on seats in the forthcoming local body elections.

Speaking informally to the media at the Assembly, Srinivas said Jana Sena would insist on contesting seats in areas where it has a strong local presence.

Referring to Manohar’s earlier comments, Srinivas said Jana Sena’s position remained the same — the party should contest wherever it is organisationally strong.

“It will not work if someone simply says that we will give you this many seats or that many seats,” he said.

Srinivas clarified that the alliance coordination meeting on the local body elections had not yet taken place.

He added that Jana Sena president and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan was also giving serious attention to the local body elections.

Srinivas further said that since Jana Sena is part of the ruling alliance, the party would respond if any political party criticised the government.

His remarks indicate that seat-sharing could emerge as an important issue within the ruling alliance as the local body elections draw closer.

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