Former CBI Joint Director Lakshminarayana contested from Vishakapatnam Parliamentary Constituency on a Janasena Ticket in 2019 elections and lost. He got a significant number of votes but that could only help to divide the votes and help YSR Congress candidate win.
We do not know the actual reason but Lakshminarayana exited from Janasena saying he is not happy with Pawan Kalyan’s decision to go back to films. Now, there are fresh reports that JD is planning to join BJP provided he is promised Vishakapatnam Loksabha seat.
BJP is in an alliance with Janasena and it is not right to commit a crucial seat like Vishakapatnam without consulting its partner. JD may be elevated to some key position in BJP and Janasena may even have to work with him closely. In such a case, Pawan Kalyan will not be happy about BJP accomodating someone who left him defying on a crucial issue. Or will Pawan Kalyan take it easy just like everything about BJP in recent times?
It will not be ethically right for BJP to accommodate people who deferred with its partner, Janasena. But then, Lakshminarayana is a candidate BJP would not want to lose. Moreover, he hails from the Kapu community which the Saffron Party is looking to woo in Andhra Pradesh to change its electoral fortunes.
