VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced the names of three candidates for the Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh.
Incumbent MP Sana Satish Babu, educationist Bhashyam Rama Krishna and Chintakayala Vijay, son of AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu, have been selected as the party’s candidates for the Upper House of Parliament.
Of the four Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant from Andhra Pradesh, one was allotted to alliance partner Jana Sena Party. Its candidate, Lingamaneni Ramesh, filed his nomination on Saturday. The TDP announced candidates for the remaining three seats.
Naidu handed over the B-Forms to the three party nominees for filing their nominations. As the NDA enjoys an overwhelming majority in the Assembly with 164 MLAs in the 175-member House, the election of all four candidates is expected to be unanimous.
Sana Satish Babu, considered a close associate of TDP working president and IT Minister Nara Lokesh, has built a reputation as an entrepreneur, social worker, sports administrator and Parliamentarian. He has actively participated in social welfare initiatives and has been associated with the promotion and development of cricket. As a Rajya Sabha member, he has contributed to policy discussions and public issues concerning the State.
Bhashyam Rama Krishna is Chairman of the Bhashyam Group of Educational Institutions, which has 163 branches across Andhra Pradesh (129), Telangana (32) and Karnataka (2), with a student strength of 1,59,327. He is also secretary and correspondent of Bhashyam Educational Society, president of BRK Educational Society and correspondent of Bhashyam Peramma Charitable Trust.
Chintakayala Vijay is a dedicated Telugu Desam Party ‘karyakartha’ who has grown under the leadership and guidance of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Nara Lokesh.
Vijay said, “My political journey has always been driven by one purpose: to strengthen the party at every level and serve the people with honesty, courage and commitment. I have consistently contributed to the party’s growth by organising cadre, coordinating karyakarthas and executing high-impact political programmes across rural and urban Andhra Pradesh through padyatras, youth mobilisation, issue-based agitations and innovative outreach initiatives.”