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Praja Rajyam braces for phase-II polls

Special Correspondent

— Photo: U. Subramanyam

Mass appeal: Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi waiving to the crowd at Yemmiganur in Kurnool distict on Sunday.

HYDERABAD: Coming to grips with organisational hiccups that may have hindered their electoral prospects in the first phase of the elections in Telangana and North Coastal Andhra, the Praja Rajyam leadership is gearing itself to put up a better performance in the second phase of the elections on April 23.

In the past three days, it has named two senior leaders as coordinators for each of the ten districts going to the polls next week. PR chief K. Chiranjeevi and his film-star brother Pawan Kalyan are going full steam by campaigning without a break. The coordinators are staying put in the districts and are in constant communication with general secretary Allu Aravind and senior leader E. Peddi Reddy.

Regardless of the popularity of the contestants, the party appears to be of the firm view that it would only be the ‘charisma’ of Mr. Chiranjeevi and the visibility of the rail engine, the party’s symbol, that will primarily help them garner votes.

Mr. Chiranjeevi campaigned in Kurnool district on Sunday and will move on to West Godavari on Monday.

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