Dr Shankar Rao predicts YSR Cong victory on Kovvur seat

Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday predicted victory for YSR Congress candidate Nannapuneni Prasanna Kumar Reddy in Kovvur Assembly segment in the ensuing by-elections.

Talking to media persons, Dr Shankar Rao stated that the Dalits and Christians of Seemandhra region would support Prasanna Kumar Reddy's candidature in the by-elections. Stating that the election in Kovvur Assembly constituency was mainly between YSR Congress and Telugu Desam Party, he said that the Congress party would get third place in by-elections.

Dr Shankar Rao described TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu as 'big brother' and Jagan Mohan Reddy as 'small brother' for the people in coastal Andhra.

He also said that the people of Telangana were against Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao for his attitude on separate Telangana statehood.

Earlier, Dr Shankar Rao and Chandrababu Naidu exchanged greetings when they met in the Assembly lobby.