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Will Caste Equations Defeat Nandamuri Suhasini?
By: Tupaki Desk | 29 Nov 2018 11:24 AM GMT
Kukatpalli is one assembly constituency where the settler votes are in significant number. It is counted among the top five constituencies with settler votes. So, every party fields a settler from Kukatpalli and goes out of the way to woo them. But, settler factor is now unsettling the TDP, which has fielded Nandamuri Suhasini, daughter of Nandamuri Harikrishna. But, winning may not be all that easy for Suhasini.
The reason? The trends in AP politics is having its effect on Kukatpalli voters. The Kammas of the constituency, who number around 13000, are fully backing Suhasini and are campaigning vigorously. They also brought in Paritala Sunitha to campaign for Suhasini.
There are about 22000 Reddys and these Reddys will not vote for the TDP at any cost. They might either go with the TRS or the BJP. But, the key community is Kapu community, which numbers around 62000. The kapus had earlier backed the TDP, but this time around, they may not sail with the TDP because of Chandrababu's anti Pawan Kalyan stand. Meanwhile, Pawan has indicated that he is for the TRS. This means, a majority of Kapu voters will vote for the TRS.
If this caste polarisation happens, then Chandrababu's plan of winning Kukatpalli by using NTR factor will fall flat. Also, the plan to silence and satisfy the Nandamuri family by giving a ticket to Suhasini will also fail. So, Chandrababu is now worried about these caste consolidations. Strangely for him, the settler issue is not working to his advantage.
The reason? The trends in AP politics is having its effect on Kukatpalli voters. The Kammas of the constituency, who number around 13000, are fully backing Suhasini and are campaigning vigorously. They also brought in Paritala Sunitha to campaign for Suhasini.
There are about 22000 Reddys and these Reddys will not vote for the TDP at any cost. They might either go with the TRS or the BJP. But, the key community is Kapu community, which numbers around 62000. The kapus had earlier backed the TDP, but this time around, they may not sail with the TDP because of Chandrababu's anti Pawan Kalyan stand. Meanwhile, Pawan has indicated that he is for the TRS. This means, a majority of Kapu voters will vote for the TRS.
If this caste polarisation happens, then Chandrababu's plan of winning Kukatpalli by using NTR factor will fall flat. Also, the plan to silence and satisfy the Nandamuri family by giving a ticket to Suhasini will also fail. So, Chandrababu is now worried about these caste consolidations. Strangely for him, the settler issue is not working to his advantage.
