Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy holds meet on Badvel bypoll
The Hindu
Minister for Panchayat Raj, Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy will be the party in-charge for the bypoll.
Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced the candidature of Sudha, wife of deceased MLA G. Venkata Subbaiah, for the Badvel bye-election, in a stock-taking exercise at his camp office on Thursday.
Minister for Panchayat Raj, Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy will be the party in-charge for the bypoll.
On the occasion, Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the party leaders to ensure the voting percentage and majority increased. He said a collective effort should be made to achieve a majority higher than 44,000 votes registered in the 2019 elections.

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