Summary:
But due to caste equations in play, the PRP had chosen Bandana Hari over Venkateswara Rao as the MLA candidate. The former Pithapuram Praja Rajyam MLA had maintained a low profile since 2014 after her term ended. He had unsuccessfully contested from the same constituency on a Praja Rajyam ticket in the 2009 elections and on a YSRC ticket in the 2014 elections. Moreover, all the three candidates belong to the dominant Kapu community.Chalamalasetty Sunil, the TDP MP candidate, made his political debut with the Praja Rajyam Party. However, his attempts turned futile as the TDP Jaggampeta ticket was already reserved for sitting MLA Jyothula Venkata Apparao (Nehru)..