In a surprise development, the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday decided to field its candidate for the March 26 Rajya Sabha biennial election from Andhra Pradesh though it lacks the requisite numbers to win a seat.
The TDP's entry makes an election inevitable contrary to the hopes of the ruling YSR Congress that it would be a unanimous affair.
"Not that we will win or are we expecting any cross-voting... we want to expose the double standards of this government. What they promised (before general elections) and what they have been doing (after assuming power), we want people to understand," TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said at a press conference here. He named party general secretary Varla Ramaiah as their candidate for the Rajya Sabha election.
The TDP, for the record, has 23 MLAs in the 175-member state assembly but two of them have rebelled against the party. Though they did not formally join the YSR Congress, the two MLAs have been virtually sailing with it.
As at least 43 votes are required to win a Rajya Sabha seat, the TDP does not stand any chance as the YSR Congress has a formidable strength of 151 of its own. But the fifth candidate in the fray will make the election inevitable.
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In a surprise development, the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday decided to field its candidate for the March 26 Rajya Sabha biennial election from Andhra Pradesh though it lacks the requisite numbers to win a seat. The TDP's entry makes an election inevitable contrary to the hopes of the ruling YSR Congress that it would be a unanimous affair. "Not that we will win or are we expecting any cross-voting... we want to expose the double standards of this government. What they promised (before general elections) and what they have been doing (after assuming power), we want people to understand," TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said at a press conference here. He named party general secretary Varla Ramaiah as their candidate for the Rajya Sabha election. The TDP, for the record, has 23 MLAs in the 175-member state assembly but two of them have rebelled against the party. Though they did not formally join the YSR Congress, the two MLAs have been virtually sailing with it. As at least 43 votes are required to win a Rajya Sabha seat, the TDP does not stand any chance as the YSR Congress has a formidable strength of 151 of its own. But the fifth candidate in the fray will make the election inevitable. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/remove-party-colourson-govt-buildings-hc/article31034313.ece
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