Posted 1/5/2024, 3:46:48 PM
Former Minister Declines Jagan's offer for Ongole Ticket, Cites Survey Showing YSRCP Losing There
- Former minister Siddha Raghava Rao rejected Jagan's offer to contest from Ongole assembly seat
- Jagan offered the Ongole ticket to Siddha or his son Sudheer, while shifting current MLA Balineni Srinivas Reddy to Giddaluru
- Siddha asked for Darsi or Giddaluru ticket, citing significant Vysya population there
- Siddha feels Jagan wants to make him/his son a scapegoat in Ongole as surveys show YSRCP losing there
- Siddha and Sudheer likely to withdraw from election without quitting party, decide future course after elections