Nearly 85 YSRCP MLAs refuse to contest in 2024 elections: Telugu Desam Party national general secretary Nara Lokesh

Nara Lokesh, the National General Secretary of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), claimed on the social media platform 'X' (previously known as Twitter) that the refusal of 85 MLAs from YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) to compete in the 2024 elections from their existing constituencies underlines the party's fear of losing. He argued that the YSRCP cannot be salvaged and their MLAs and MPs are sensing public disapproval. Lokesh further noted that the YSRCP is on its way to 'drown' in the aftermath of the upcoming general elections, adding that while 35 MLAs have already declined to recontest, it is anticipated that another 50 MLAs from the ruling party are unwilling to run as candidates in their respective constituencies.