Tirupati Lok Sabha Elections: YSRCP Or BJP, Who Will Get To Lord Over Andhra’s Temple Town Constituency?
News 18Tirupati is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh. Current MP: Maddila Gurumoorthy of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party Top Contenders: Maddila Gurumoorthy, V Varaprasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chinta Mohan POLITICAL DYNAMICS Advantage YSRCP: Tirupati is one of India’s most famous temple towns, visited by millions every year. If the saffron party is successful, Tirupati could also become the party’s launchpad to start political expansion in Andhra Pradesh – a state which has eluded the BJP for long. The BJP announced Varaprasad’s name for Tirupati within hours of the leader quitting the YSRCP, even as leaders from all NDA parties – BJP, TDP and JSP – were eyeing the seat. As a former YSRCP leader, Varaprasad’s name being announced by the BJP led to tension within the individual parties and also the NDA alliance.