Earlier Balayya was in news for using a cuss word on Modi which meant abusing the Prime Minister's Mother. Hindupuram is the forte of Telugu Desam Party. In the nine elections held since 1982 after the Telugu Desam Party was founded, the party candidates are winning every time here.
Late Nandamuri Tarakarama Rao was elected MLA from here three times. Nandamuri Harikrishna was also elected for one time. In the 2014 elections, Balayya has won with a margin of 16,196 votes. He is confident that this time, he will be able to increase the majority despite the recent controversies.