Summary:
Venkateswara Rao quit active politics and chose not to contest elections after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. In the meantime, Venkateswara Rao contested and won yet another election from Purchur in 2009.In his long political career, Venkateswara Rao won all the elections he contested. Venkateswara Rao has staunch followers in Purchur, Chirala and Addanki constituencies. AMARAVATI: The NT Rama Rao family may soon see yet another political rift in its ranks with former minister and eldest son-in-law of NTR, Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, likely to join the YSR Congress in a couple of weeks. Known as arch-rival of TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu while he was within the TDP, Venkateswara Rao had however extended his support to Naidu when TDP party legislators staged a revolt against its founder chief and CM NTR in 1995..