The beleaguered TDP is inflicted with the internal squabbles. The conflicts have come to the fore in the middle of local body elections.
Though the differences are present everywhere in the state, they have come out in open in Vijayawada and Guntur Municipal Corporations.
In Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, the battle is on the streets with the leaders forming two different groups and fighting the battle.
Local MP Kesineni Srinivas (Nani) is leading one group, while the rest have formed another group, with Bonda Uma, Nagul Meera and Budda Venkanna leading it.
Interestingly, Kesineni has no support from the party high command which had come as a blessing in disguise for others to take on the MP.
The MP had fielded his own candidate in 39th division in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation elections, while Budda Venkanna is backing another candidate.
Similarly, in Guntur Municipal Corporation, the squabbles have come out in two divisions.
A two-time former corporator had filed his nominations in 37th division, while the local leaders had fielded a fresh candidate.
Angered by this the former corporator had filed his nomination in 42nd division, where the local former corporator is also in the fray.
Chandrababu Naidu had asked party AP president K Atchannaidu to hold talks with the warring groups and set things on track.
Atchanna is visiting the two cities and scheduled to meet them on Monday.
But, the big question doing rounds is that the issue is not in Atchanna’s hands and has to be resolved only with the intervention of Chandrababu Naidu.