Ever since Purendeswari resigned to the Congress party and joined the BJP, her situation has fallen in doldrums. She has hoped to contest from Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency. She also fought against Subbarami Reddy for Visakha seat when she was in the congress party.
However, Purandeswara faced a major blow from the BJP senior leader Haribabu, whose candidature as an MP of Visakha has been confirmed by the BJP's high command. At one time, Purendeswari was thought of not to be contesting in these elections. Given the latest reports, it is learnt that Purandeswari's candidature from 'Rajampeta' has been confirmed and this news is yet to be broken out officially.