Jana Sena Sets Up Coordination Teams Ahead of North Andhra Local Body Polls

As the municipal and parishad elections draw near in North Andhra, the Jana Sena Party (JSP) has taken a step that it says will give it a “lion’s share” of the vote. A three‑member coordination committee has been announced for each of the three parliamentary segments – Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Araku – marking the first time the party has organized such teams in the northern districts.

At the centre of the new set‑up is MLA Lokam Naga Madhavi, who has been handed the reins as the chief coordinator for both Srikakulam and Vizianagaram. She will be backed by a trio of party functionaries – Pedada Rammohan, Gedela Chaitanya and J. Vishnu Priyanka – who will serve as members of the coordination team.

The move comes on the heels of a modest rally organised by the party on September 2, when roughly 2,000 bikes rolled through Srikakulam town. District president Pisini Chandramohan, general secretary Daneti Sridhar and Etcherla in‑charge S. Vishwaksen helped steer the event, which they say was intended to signal JSP’s renewed focus on the area after a disappointing 2024 Assembly outcome – the party failed to win any seat in the district.

“Mr Pawan Kalyan has an emotional attachment with Srikakulam district,” party senior Daneti Sridhar told reporters. He recalled a 2018 medical camp, organised by Kalyan with U.S. doctors, that screened nearly a lakh kidney patients and prompted the state to set up dialysis and research centres. “People from all walks of life now want Jana Sena’s strong presence here,” Sridhar added.

While the coordination committees are still being fleshed out, the party says they will be responsible for everything from candidate selection to ground‑level campaigning. The hope is that a structured approach will convert the goodwill generated by past outreach efforts into concrete votes when the local body polls are held.

Jana Sena’s strategy reflects a broader trend among regional outfits that, after mixed results in state‑level contests, are pivoting to local bodies as a springboard for future growth. Whether Naga Madhavi’s leadership will translate into the promised “lion’s share” remains to be seen, but the party’s activity on the ground suggests it is serious about shaking up the political landscape in North Andhra.