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MANGALAGIRI: The Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls on Friday. Speaking to the locals, Lokesh said that it was his privilege to contest from the holy town of Mangalagiri . “Jai Chandrababu, Jai Lokesh, Jai TDP,” slogans reverberated the town.A jubilant Lokesh wished the locals with folded hands and sought their support to the TDP.After submission of papers, Lokesh launched his campaign in the town. The huge turnout of TDP workers brought the normal life to a grinding halt .Prior to leaving from home, minister Lokesh took the blessings of his parents-chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and Bhuwaneswari in Undavalli. Almost all the roads leading to local tehsildar’s office were literally packed with the party workers either dressed in yellow or carrying yellow flags..