Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party had its first electoral success today with a nominee supported by the fledgling outfit winning a local election in Kurnool district.
M Ravi won the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) election at Allagadda in the district by defeating his nearest Congress rival by”a good margin of votes”, Chiranjeevi told reporters here.
Hailing the result, Chiranjeevi hoped that it is a good omen for the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections likely to be held in April.
” This is a New Year gift for us. I hope this is a good thing that happened for us ahead of the elections.”
The polls were held in four districts.
Asked about the alliance talks with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), he said his party is open for a tie-up.”The ball is in their court. We are open (for tie-up).”
To a query, he reiterated that his party is not inclined to have an alliance with the BJP.
He said Bollywood actor and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha called on him recently as he is an old friend.
Asked about the war of words between his brother Pavan Kalyan and the ruling Congress leaders over the former&aposs recent remarks, he said his brother had only expressed his anger.
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