The Telugu Desam has offered a Rajya Sabha seat to cine star Balakrishna in an attempt to bring him into the party fold as a ‘glamorous’ campaigner. TD chief Chandrababu Naidu assured Balakrishna, his brother-in-law and son of party founder N T Rama Rao, that he would be the sole TD nominee in the Rajya Sabha polls to be held next March. Naidu believes that Balakrishna’s presence will add charisma to the TD and will help it to ride back to power in the 2009 polls. In the post-NTR era, the TD has been sorely lacking glamorous campaigners.Sources said that the TD supremo got a promise from Balakrishna that he would actively associate with the party activities henceforth. Significantly, Balakrishna made a statement few days ago asking TD workers to unite under Naidu’s leadership and to ensure that he became chief minister again. The relationship between the two will be further cemented by the marriage between the TD supremo’s son Lokesh Naidu and Balakrishna’s daughter Brahmani on August 26 this year. TD can send only one candidate every two years to the Rajya Sabha given its strength in the Assembly.
Two candidates have been chosen from Telangana and Rayalaseema. Now it would be the turn of Coastal Andhra, to which Balakrishna belongs. The star’s birthday falls on Sunday and his fans association will be organising a big blood donation camp at Rajahmundry, where he is shooting for a film. Interestingly, TD headquarters has instructed leaders and workers in Rajahmundry to actively participate in the blood donation camp and make it a grand success. Several party leaders including former MLA G Butchaiah Chowdary and Ganni Krishna are overseeing arrangements for the camp. Naidu is also planning to induct Harikrishna, another brother-in-law, either as TD general secretary or politburo member.
Two candidates have been chosen from Telangana and Rayalaseema. Now it would be the turn of Coastal Andhra, to which Balakrishna belongs. The star’s birthday falls on Sunday and his fans association will be organising a big blood donation camp at Rajahmundry, where he is shooting for a film. Interestingly, TD headquarters has instructed leaders and workers in Rajahmundry to actively participate in the blood donation camp and make it a grand success. Several party leaders including former MLA G Butchaiah Chowdary and Ganni Krishna are overseeing arrangements for the camp. Naidu is also planning to induct Harikrishna, another brother-in-law, either as TD general secretary or politburo member.
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