Rahul, Jagan are choice No. 1

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy are the most sought-after campaigners of the party in the state.

As AICC general secretary, Mr Gandhi, is able to impress people with his speeches, the Congress leaders are keen to have him at public meetings in their respective places. With the success of his public meetings at Anakapalle, Mylavaram, Kothakota and Qutbullapur, the state party leaders have requested Mr Gandhi to campaign for the ruling party candidates in other places too.

“Rahul looks like his father Rajiv Gandhi. Attacking Opposition parties with direct questions is his strength. That is why there is a large crowd at his meetings. His campaign will certainly boost the morale of the party cadre,” said Mr Rudra Raju Padma Raju, MLC and PCC general secretary. In the state, Mr Jaganmohan has become the new icon for the party. He has successfully targeted the Opposition, particularly the Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi. Mr Jaganmohan’s statements on Chiranjeevi and the TD chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, are being well received. With a successful tour in Guntur and Prakasham districts, leaders from other districts are now requesting him to come for road shows in their constituencies.

The success of these two leaders has come as a boon for the Congress as the TD is unable to deploy its young campaigners before the elections.

The TD’s star campaigner, Actor Junior NTR, who was hospitalised after an accident at Mothey of Nalgonda district, is not in a position to resume his road shows as the doctors have advised him rest.