NDA reaches seat-sharing deal for Godavari local polls; JSP to contest 11 of 20 seats

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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners have agreed on how to share seats for the upcoming urban local body election in the Godavari region. According to the agreement, Jana Sena Party will contest 11 out of the 20 seats.

JSP will contest the major civic bodies, including Pithapuram, Nidadavolu and Kakinada. While Pithapuram is represented by Deputy Chief Minister and JSP chief K. Pawan Kalyan, Nidadavolu and Kakinada municipal corporations will be represented by Minister for Tourism and Culture Kandula Durgesh.

In the upland areas, it holds Tuni, Gollaprolu and Pithapuram, and in the Delta region it will contest Nidadavolu, Samarlakota, Bhimavaram, Tadepalligudem, Amalapuram, Mummudivaram and Narsapur, the civic body represented by Union Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries and MP Bhupathiraju Srinivas Varma.

The Telugu Desam Party will contest eight of the 20 municipal corporations, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be in the fray for Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation, a key city scheduled to host Godavari Pushkarams in 2027.

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