Hyderabad civic polls: Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena announces support to BJP

Younger brother of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, Kalyan announced the decision after Union Minister of state for Home G Kishan Reddy and BJP OBC Morcha’s National President K Laxman held talks with him here.

In a shot in the arm for BJP, actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan on Friday announced his party’s support to it for the coming polls to the city civic body.

Actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan, who has good following especially the youth, said his party candidates who have already filed nomination for the December 1 polls would withdraw from the contest. (ANI Photo)

Kalyan, who has good following especially the youth, said his party candidates who have already filed nomination for the December 1 polls would withdraw from the contest.

Younger brother of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, Kalyan announced the decision after Union Minister of state for Home G Kishan Reddy and BJP OBC Morcha’s National President K Laxman held talks with him here.

The decision to pull out of the contest and support BJP was taken in the larger interests of Telangana and Hyderabad, a Jana Sena release quoted Kalyan as saying.

Observing that Hyderabad was a city of international character, he told reporters thatthe leadership in the city needs to have a broader outlook.

It can emerge as a global city under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has such a broader outlook, he said.

Kalyan’s Jana Sena already has an understanding with the BJP in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Laxman thanked Kalyan for acceding to their request with “a large-heartedness” to join forces with BJP in heralding a change in Hyderabad and to realise people’s dreams.

The ruling TRS won the last elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation held in 2016.