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Graduate MLC poll set to witness a tough contest

The New Indian Express Tirupati

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January 16, 2025

KEEN to increase its strength in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, the NDA has intensified efforts to win the Krishna-Guntur Graduates' Constituency MLC election.

- BANDHAVI ANNAM @Guntur

TDP supremo and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has already announced former minister Alapati Rajendra Prasad as the party MLC candidate. Three-time MLC K Lakshman Rao, who is contesting the MLC election for the fourth consecutive time, backed by the Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), is set to give a tough fight to the coalition candidate.

The YSRCP has decided not to contest the MLC poll. Sitting MLC Lakshman Rao's term ends on March 29, 2025. Hence, the Election Commission has completed the revision of voters' list to conduct the MLC poll.

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