Chandrababu Leading TDP Campaign Despite Age While Lokesh Takes Backseat After Padayatra Halt
• Chandrababu actively campaigning despite advanced age, while Lokesh seems distant from public/political activities after halting padayatra
• Lokesh traveled to Delhi, sparking BJP alliance rumors, but no tangible results
• Chandrababu discouraged Lokesh’s excessive involvement in candidate selection to avoid internal TDP factions venerating Lokesh
• Lokesh insisting on Chandrababu’s selection process for tickets, refraining from interference, only pushing his preferred candidates in 5 constituencies
• After padayatra interviews, Lokesh claiming Chandrababu will be CM again stirred controversy in Jana Sena, part of TDP strategy before Lokesh's withdrawal