Ganta Srinivasa Rao: Strategist or opportunist?

Hyderabad | Saturday | 16th March, 2019

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VISAKHAPATNAM: Minister for human resources development Ganta Srinivasa Rao never seeks people’s mandate from the same constituency twice.He has contested four elections successfully and changed constituencies all the time.Winning different seats on a trot is not easy. After bifurcation of the state, he joined TDP and won from Bheemili with a majority of 37,226 votes against YSRC‘s Karri Sitaram. He will infuse confidence among the cadres and the public with his commitment toward any work. He would not seek mandate from the same seat due to fear of defeat, said his critics.“A smiling face and intimacy with everyone are his assets. But the man from Kamepalli village in Prakasam district has made it possible with his electioneering and strategies.His opponents said he won constituencies in which his community voters were dominant..