According to party sources, the chief minister has received signals that lokesh will be a difficult nut to crack for the YSRC in the upcoming mangalagiri assembly elections for a variety of reasons. One, incumbent mla ramakrishna REDDY' target='_blank' title='alla-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>alla ramakrishna reddy, who won the seat from mangalagiri in the previous two terms, faces a vigorous anti-incumbency campaign. Second, the farmers of Amaravati's capital region, who make up a significant section of Mangalagiri's voters, would undoubtedly vote against Alla.
Third, despite the fact that lokesh was beaten by about 8,000 votes in the 2019 elections, he has continued to nurture the constituency. lokesh has traversed every nook and cranny of mangalagiri in the previous three years and established some goodwill. If jagan is to prevent lokesh from winning the seat, he would need a formidable candidate. According to sources, he may not grant the party ticket to Mangalagiri's ramakrishna REDDY' target='_blank' title='alla-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>alla ramakrishna reddy this time. He would instead run a bc candidate against Lokesh. The YSRC chief is likely to appoint a prominent leader from the weavers' group.