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Why did Sidda Raghava Rao leave TDP?
By: Tupaki Desk | 16 Jun 2020 1:24 PM IST
Why did a trusted lieutenant like Sidda Raghava Rao, who is also the national treasurer of the TDP, leave the party? Raghava Rao has been a party loyalist all through and one did not expect him to join the YSRCP.
While the TDP is propagating the story that it is the mining leases and the cess dues, the reality is something different, say those in the know. They say that the roots of Sidda's disenchantment lie in the 2019 elections. In 2019 assembly elections, Siddha Raghava Rao wanted Darsi assembly seat. But, Chandrababu used him and finally gave him Ongole. Siddha took this seat half-heartedly and lost the elections. Ever since, he has been sulking and has been expressing his disgust on many on occasion.
His desertion of the TDP has shocked many TDP loyalists as Siddha has always been an obliging money bag for the party. He has spent huge amounts for the party in the 2019 elections also. Yet, by giving him the seat he did not want Chandrababu ensured that the minister lost the elections.
While the TDP is propagating the story that it is the mining leases and the cess dues, the reality is something different, say those in the know. They say that the roots of Sidda's disenchantment lie in the 2019 elections. In 2019 assembly elections, Siddha Raghava Rao wanted Darsi assembly seat. But, Chandrababu used him and finally gave him Ongole. Siddha took this seat half-heartedly and lost the elections. Ever since, he has been sulking and has been expressing his disgust on many on occasion.
His desertion of the TDP has shocked many TDP loyalists as Siddha has always been an obliging money bag for the party. He has spent huge amounts for the party in the 2019 elections also. Yet, by giving him the seat he did not want Chandrababu ensured that the minister lost the elections.