In Telangana, PM Modi Shares Stage with Pawan Kalyan
NDTV
Telangana Assembly Election 2023: Pawan Kalyan's Jan Sena Party so far has not made a big impact at the hustings, but the BJP is hoping to get traction from the actor's big fan base.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared stage with actor-politician Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday in a move that was high on optics in Telangana, a state where the BJP is keen on expanding its footprint. The party has allotted eight seats to the actor's Jan Sena Party in the state, where Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party will not be in the race.
Pawan Kalyan's Jan Sena Party so far has not made a big impact at the hustings, but the BJP is hoping to get traction from the actor's big fan base in the state that has been ruled since its inception by K Chandrasekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Party insiders indicate that the BJP is hoping to limit the damage in Telangana. The party's electoral prospects are expected to be hit by its decision to replace Bandi Sanjay as state chief, and apparent reluctance to act against Mr Rao daughter K Kavitha in connection with the alleged liquor scam in Delhi.
