Battle for Vizag heats up

by Unknown on Sunday 31 March 2013

Though the parliamentary elections are more than a year away, two Congress leaders are battling it right now. Union minister of state for commerce and industry D Purandeswari and Rajya Sabha member T Subbarami Reddy are crossing swords for nomination to the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha seat in 2014 general elections. Each one has reasons to stake a claim: Reddy believes being from Visakhapatnam, he is best suited to represent the city; Purandeswari wants the party to re-nominate her since she has developed a bond with the people in the constituency. Subbarami Reddy represented the city in Lok Sabha between 1996 and 1999; he lost the seat to Telugu Desam Party’s MVVS Murthy in 1999. In 2004, the ticket went to N Janardhan Reddy and in 2009 the Congress party decided on D Purandeswari. Readmore

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