Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Thursday announced to contest the Andhra Pradesh State assembly elections from the Pithapuram seat after the finalisation of the BJP-TDP-JSP pact in the state for assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
While making the announcement, the Telugu superstar made it clear that he prefers to contest from the state. In 2019, Kalwan fought elections from two seats, ie Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram but lost both to the YSRC candidates.
On Monday, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Jana Sena Party (JSP) sealed a seat-sharing pact in Andhra Pradesh.
Formidable seat-sharing formula in Andhra
After sealing the deal with JSP and BJP, the TDP chief and former Andra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that his party has 'forged a formidable seat-sharing formula' among its alliance partners.
"In Amaravati today, the BJP, TDP and JSP forged a formidable seat-sharing formula. With this significant step, the people of Andhra Pradesh now stand on the threshold of reclaiming our state and paving the way for a brighter future. I humbly call upon my people of Andhra Pradesh to shower their blessings upon this alliance, and grant us a historic mandate to serve them," Naidu said in a post on X.
"Under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and the Jana Sena Party (JSP) have decided to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh together," a joint statement of the parties said.
BJP-TDP-JSP pact in Andhra
In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the BJP will fight elections from six seats, the TDP will fight from 17 seats and the JSP from two seats in Andhra Pradesh.
Whereas, in the state assembly elections, the saffron party will contest from 10 seats, the TDP from 144 seats and the JSP from 21 seats, as per the statement.
The seat-sharing formula was finalised at a meeting, which was joined by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat, BJP National Vice President Baijayant Panda, TDP National President N Chandrababu Naidu and JSP President Pawan Kalyan, and other politicians.
