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TDP chief tops in election meetings
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu pips his two rivals YSRCP president Y S Rajasekhar Reddy and Jana Sena’s Pawan Kalyan in the number of public meetings participated by each leader per day as the state witnesses high-voltage electioneering.
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu pips his two rivals YSRCP president Y S Rajasekhar Reddy and Jana Sena's Pawan Kalyan in the number of public meetings participated by each leader per day as the state witnesses high-voltage electioneering.
Naidu is addressing five to seven meetings daily in various parts of the state as against average of four by his nearest rival Jaganmohan Reddy and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan.So far, Chandrababu Naidu participated in 45 meetings, which is the highest number compared to his competitors. YSRCP Jaganmohan Reddy participated in 30 meetings in the current election tour.
The chiefs of three main political parties are using helicopters to reach their venues from one district to another. The three leaders start their meetings from 10 am and sometimes at 11 am every day and continue their schedule up to 10 pm. They are participating in road shows and interactive meets with local leaders.
The leaders stay overnight in the nearest place to the next meeting venue. Sometimes the three leaders are returning to their residences depending upon the situation. TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is conducting review meetings on daily basis with rank and file of the party along with coordinators, candidates and in-charge persons and holding teleconference in the morning.
He is also pacifying the rebel leaders by directly calling them over phone and sometimes taking part in the meetings with the leaders in the morning before plunging into electioneering.Similarly, Jaganmohan Reddy conducts the meeting with his close aides and election management committee. He is giving directions to rebels and dissident leaders by pacifying and giving promises to the leaders to work for victory of the party candidates.
Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan is also using helicopters for moving from one venue to the other. He prefers to stay differently at various locations in the state. Apart from this, the leaders have plans to address nearly 70 meetings each in the next 11 days. The leaders have also plans to increase number of meetings in the coming days.
