Pawan Kalyan to contest from Pithapuram in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections
Pawan Kalyan contested for two seats in 2019—Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram—but lost both to YSRCP candidates.
MANGALGIRI: Actor turned politician and Janasena president Pawan Kalyan announced on Thursday that he would contest from Pithapuram in the upcoming Andhra Pradesh Assembly election.
Pawan Kalyan made this announcement while addressing a public meeting organised by social media youth at Janasena Central Office in Mangalagiri on the occasion of Janasena's 10th formation day.
Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party has formed an alliance with Nara Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desham Party (TDP) in the state and the BJP for the upcoming state and Lok Sabha elections. Pawan Kalyan contested for two seats in 2019—Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram—but lost both to YSRCP candidates.
Jana Sena Party will contest 21 out of 175 assembly seats, while BJP will contest 10 seats and TDP will fight on 144 seats.