Sullurpeta TDP MLA Vijayasree offers to resign amid allegations of cross-voting in Naidupeta municipal polls

Addressing the media on November 10, Vijayasree became emotional while responding to allegations that her family had worked against the TDP's official candidate, Shaik Shakeera, in the municipal chairperson election. She strongly denied the accusations and described them as false propaganda intended to damage her family's reputation within the party.

The controversy erupted after the TDP, despite winning a majority of wards in the Naidupeta municipality, failed to secure the chairperson's post. The party's candidate, Shaik Shakeera, was defeated by YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate Tammireddy Rajeswaramma by a margin of 1,187 votes. The defeat reportedly triggered allegations of cross-voting within the TDP ranks.

Some party leaders and critics accused Vijayasree's father, senior TDP leader Nelavala Subrahmanyam, of allegedly working against the party's official candidate and contributing to her defeat. These allegations also brought the MLA's family under scrutiny.

Rejecting the charges, Vijayasree maintained that neither she nor her family had engaged in activities against the party. She said the outcome of the chairperson election was influenced by local political factors and should not be used to question her family's loyalty to the TDP.

Seeking to underline the party's overall electoral performance in the constituency, she pointed out that the TDP had won five ZPTC and 52 MPTC seats, arguing that the results demonstrated the party's continued strength in the region despite the setback in the Naidupeta chairperson election.

Vijayasree reiterated her loyalty to the TDP and said the party had given her a political rebirth. She maintained that her family would continue to remain committed to the organisation and its leadership.

In subsequent clarifications on November 11, she reportedly reiterated that she and her family had no intention of abandoning the party.

Her conditional offer to resign has brought the internal differences surrounding the Naidupeta municipal election into sharper focus. However, no formal resignation has been submitted, and her continuation as the Sullurpeta MLA remains unchanged.