Lok Sabha Election 2024: While there are 17 parliamentary seats in Telangana state, Khammani is special. This area is bordering Andhra and most of the people who have migrated from other districts and settled in this area. Most of the MPs who have won this parliamentary seat so far are non-locals. This time sitting MP Nama Nageswara Rao is contesting on behalf of Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the parliamentary elections. State Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy Viyyankudu Ramasahayam Raghurami Reddy from the Congress party is in the ring. Thandra Vinod Rao is in the fray from Bharatiya Janata Party. As there are three strong candidates, the competition in Khammam parliamentary seats has become juicy.
Localism factor comes to the fore
Political analysts say that Nama Nageswara Rao, who is contesting as an MP from that party, is not seeing much wave this time after Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost in the assembly elections. When he contested from Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the last election, there was a positive response from people in seven constituencies of Khammam district. But this time there is not getting that level of response. Moreover, the cadre of the Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi was scattered. While there are 10 assembly seats in this district, Congress party candidates won in 9 seats in the recent assembly elections. Although the Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi candidate won in Bhadrachalam, he covered himself with the Congress scarf. Apart from Bhadrachalam, Illandu and Pinapaka, the remaining seven constituencies of Khammam, Paleru, Madhira, Vaira, Ashwaraopeta, Satthupalli and Kothagudem come under the jurisdiction of Khammam Parliament.. But now it seems that there is competition between Congress and BJP in these constituencies. Bharat Rashtra Samithi is not campaigning at the expected level.. There are comments that there is a kind of stagnation as the lower level leaders are not moving even though a leader like KCR is campaigning.
Netizens are openly saying..
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy is campaigning on behalf of Raghurami Reddy from the Congress party. His brother Ponguleti Prasad Reddy is also widely campaigning. Prema married Hero Venkatesh's daughter, Raghurami Reddy's eldest son. In this context, Venkatesh recently campaigned for the success of Raghurami Reddy. Venkatesh's elder daughter Asrita also participated in the campaign. But her words have now become viral on social media. “Whatever my father-in-law takes up, he will complete it with great effort.. He will take all your problems to Delhi. That is my guarantee. Support my uncle” said Ashrita. Netizens are reacting strongly to this. ” What connection does your uncle have with Khammam district? Vlogs in Europe.. If you cut it, come here.. Why do you have a thousand acres.. They come and talk like this during elections.. After that, no one is available.. Your uncle is non-local.. Why should we vote?” Netizens are commenting. At the same time, some netizens are commenting that “Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tandra Vinod is a local… a man from Palwancha… we will vote for him and win”. But political analysts are of the opinion that the result will be the same in the election.. They say that the contest in Khammam is between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party.. This time the result will be like a game changer.
