With each passing day, Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan is becoming more and more philosophical. This came as a total shocker to political circles all over. Many thought Pawan would sharpen his counter strategies against rivals once the election season begins. But this is not happening by all accounts. The actor-turned-politician is still talking about ideals, inspiration and motivation from people that will make the party stronger.

But the right kind of motivation for any political party ahead of election is how it is forming strategies on selection of right candidates. This should be done based on a study of the strengths and weaknesses of candidates of rival parties. While the TDP and YCP are going ahead overcoming their problems on this count, Jana Senani is not making enough progress. He is depending on fresh talent and young leaders.

Now analysts say if Jana Sena is not careful about putting up strong candidates having money, caste and muscle power, it will not be able to give even a reasonable fight in most segments. It means there will not be triangular contests as expected. Even in Godavari districts, the scene will be dominated by two-way contests between TDP and YCP.

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There has been discussion about senior and experienced leaders not joining into Janasena and consequences of that on the prospects of Janasena. Some analysts opined that these experienced leaders are not even considering Janasena party. However, there was some inside information that, Pawan Kalyan himself is not keen on joining these senior leaders and there are some specific reason for that.

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Today, Pawan Kalyan confirmed almost the same as he told that he wants to encourage new generation of leaders through janasena party. He added that , some families have very strong hold on Kurnool politics and janasena will fight them with young generation of leaders. He told Janasena will field in the leaders of the age 25 – 30 years against those senior leaders. He urged youngsters to vote keeping in mind their own future in next 25 years.

Pawan Kalyan also added that, while selecting leaders he will look for the characteristics like commitment for service to the people and courage confront the issues. He also told that, this young leaders should have capability of winning at least 10,000 votes on their own without any party support. We are looking for such young leaders, Pawan added.

Pawan clarified that, it doesn’t make any sense for him to ask people to vote for janasena by just pulling the senior leaders of other parties into Janasena. he told he may need some senior leaders to run the party but his main intention is to encourage the young generation of leaders.

We will have to wait and see how far this strategy will work out in AP politics.

Pawan Kalyan today condemned the allegations of YSRCP and TDP through this social media account. It is known news that recently Sakshi published a story that Janasena is all set to have an alliance with TDP in 2019 elections and as part of the deal, Janasena will be given 25 MLA seats and 3 MP seats. However, many people did not believe the story given by Sakshi given its credentials on political news. But some people were expecting Pawan Kalyan to condemn the news. Pawan Kalyan in a series of tweets lambasted both TDP and Ysrcp for their false allegations on Janasena.

TDP and YSRCP joining hands to damaged reputation of Janasena:

Pawan Kalyan tweeted that, ” TDP says JSP is a partner to YCP and BJP; Now YCP says JSP is a partner to TDP. When I meet Sri KCR in Rajbhavan TDP says I am with YCP & TRS. When you truly work for people you have to face the music from all sides.” He also added that both TDP and ysrcp together trying to damage the reputation of Janasena party. He tweeted, ” One senior Political observer told me that, both ‘TDP & YCP joined hands to damage the reputation of JSP by constantly planting stories.”

I don’t have paper and TV:

He also expressed he doesn’t have the might of media as he doesn’t have his own channel and paper. He tweeted,
“I wish I could have my paper and TV channel to fight back.” He added that his fans and cadre of his party are his channels. He tweeted, “But I am inspired by the path of Late ‘Sri Kanshi Ram’ establishing BSP without any channel and newspaper. My Janasainiks are my channels and newspapers.”

They want me to support them but not be independent:

Even though TDP and YSRCP do not officially agree that they are desperate to have an alliance with Janasena, it is very well known news that both the parties have tried hard to woo Pawan Kalyan on their side. In fact Pawan Kalyan himself told that YSR CP is trying hard to have aliens with them through TRS party leadership. now he told that both the parties will continue to spread such false stories on Janasena until elections. He tweeted, “I want people to prepare for more stories as the election dates come nearer.”

he added that they don’t want Janasena to be an independent party but to support one of them. He tweeted, “For all these stories to stop ‘what they expect me to do is to support these parties but not be independent. Maybe I am a small pawn in the game of political chess, but established political classes should remember ‘ I am a soldier ’ who’s is willing to fight.”

From tomorrow he will be touring Rayalaseema region. We will have to wait and see what kind of sharp comments he will make on YSR CP and TDP during this tour.

Hyderabad: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan will be touring Rayalaseema region from February 21 onwards. He will interact with party cadres and local leaders during his three-day tour in Kurnool from February 21 to strategise on party plan for the district.

Pawan Kalyan is focusing on backward region Rayalaseema and would meet farmers to discuss on proposals on uranium and steel industry and their impact on agriculture and local environment. An interaction with farmers under KC Canal ayacut has also been scheduled in the Pawan Kalyan’s tour programme.

After Kurnool, the Jana Sena chief will visit Chittoor during February 28, March 1 adn 2.

Jana Sena party has recently set up constituency-wise five Lok Sabha committess in Telangana. These five committess have already started working in Karimnagar, Adilabad, Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar and Nagar Kurnool Lok Sabha constituencies. Jana Sena party leaders Hariprasad, Riyaz Khan, Mahender Reddy and Madasu Gangaram are members of the screening committee, which will submit the list of potential candidates to Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan soon.

A member of the committee said that more number of applications are pouring in for Assembly constituencies when compared with Lok Sabha seats.

Pawan Kalyan said that the party would receive applications till February 21 and will finalise the list this month end. Jana Sena will maintain social equations in the selection of candidates as the screening committee is also well balanced as it represents all sections of the society, remarked Pawan Kalyan.

Hyderabad: The suspense over seat sharing between Jana Sena and Left parties has been continuing as Pawan Kalyan is still silent over it. CPI and CPM parties want to contest in 30 Assembly constituencies each in the forthcoming polls in Andhra Pradesh.

Jana Sena has initiated process of screening potential candidates for Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies. Pawan Kalyan has set up a screening committee as well and several aspirants have started submitting their applications. However, there’s no talk of seat sharing with Left parties at the Jana Sena office. On the other hand, Left parties are announcing in the press conferences that they would get 30 seats under the poll alliance.

Communist party cadres are in dilema over seat sharing as Jana Sena aspirants from all the 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies. A source said that “Jana Sena is accepting applications from all the constituencies. If Pawan Kalyan is keen on alliance with Left parties, then he should have avoided accpeting applications from select constituencies. But, it’s not happening. Let’s see the outcome in the next few days.”

Both the Left parties are not approaching Pawan Kalayn for seeking clarity on poll alliance. Instead, Left parties are just waiting for a call from Pawan Kalyan, while indicating their intention of getting 30 seats each often at the media interactions.

Hyderabad: Expressing his desire to contest in Lok Sabha elections, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan has filed his application to the party political affairs committee (PAC). The PAC during a meeting held in Vijayawada has received its first application from Pawan Kalyan.

“Jana Sena party doesn’t give any value to financial background of candidates, but only commitment and moral values. The five-member screening committee will scrutinise applications. I ask all the aspirants to submit their applications to the five-member screening committee only,” said Pawan Kalyan.

Visakhapatnam former MLA Allu Bhanumanthi has joined Jana Sena party. Pawan Kalyan welcomed Bhanumathi saying that her entry will strengthen the party in Visakhapatnam constituency.

Jana Sena party has recently set up committess for five Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana as well. Pawan Kalyan has announced Janaa Sena committees for Karimnagar, Adilabad, Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar and Nagar Kurnool Lok Sabha constituencies.

Jana Sena party leaders Hariprasad, Riyaz Khan, Mahender Reddy and Madasu Gangaram are members of the screening committee, which will submit the list of probables to Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan soon.

A member of the committee said that more number of applications are pouring in for Assembly constituencies when compared with Lok Sabha seats. “We’re receiving applications till February 21 and will finalise the list this month end. We’re confident that social equations will be maintained in the selection of candidates as the screening committee is also well balanced as it represents all sections of the society,” said a Jana Sena leader.

(Correction – Edited the title to reflect Pawan Kalyan’s application to the committee)

In last couple of weeks , there have been many joining into janasena as the party was inundated with intellectuals and highly educated people. In fact people who know the names of those leaders were actually surprised by seeing them joining into janasena party. There has been debate in social media about the impact these intellectuals will make in politics and how their joining will help janasena party.

Shyam benegal, top executive who impressed Kalam and Amartya Sen

Shyam benegal is top level executive in Intel company in US. His name popped up in media when former President APJ Abdul kalam met him at US for a discussion during his visit as president of India. Shyam benegal has also shared the Dias with Amartya Sen, dalai Lama and other such eminent personalities. He gave several seminars on using technology to address the social issues of India. He has also been doing charity through his own charity institutes.

Ponraj, advisor of Abdul kalam :

V Ponraj, Ph.D., was scientific advisor to former president APJ Abdul Kalam. He has earlier floated a political party called Abdul Kalam Vision India Party (Abdul Kalam VIP) in Tamil Nadu. He now joined Janasena and he will be member of advisory committee of janasena.

Puli Shekhar, who sold his multi million dollar company:

Sekhar Puli is another NRI who recently sold his cloud based computing company to another MNC for hundreds of crores of rupees. His Asha Jyothi organisation has been helping thousands of poor students every year. He is now appointed as Central Committee for Party Affairs Chairman in JanaSena Party by Pawan Kalyan.

Pentapati Pullarao , economist, columnist and activist:

Dr. Pentapati Pullarao is an Economist, Columnist and Public Affairs Activist. Compared to others who were mentioned in this article, he is more familiar face to Telugu people as he is seen in many TV debates. He has contributed over 650+ articles to periodicals and newspapers in the last 15 years. He is also the President of Forum on Social & Human Rights. He took up the cause of displaced people and actively represented to government on the need to amend Land Acquisition Act of 1984.

Overall:

Many people and media always make a hue and cry about – politics being criminalised, and people who committed crimes and atrocities raising to top positions in politics. However, the same people and media don’t encourage when intellectuals and activists enter direct politics. Top news channel recently aired a story about possibility of actress shakeela joining Kamal Hassan party but the same channel didn’t even give scrolling when these eminent people join politics. Other top news channel that ran multiple stories on comedian Ali’s political career didn’t even bother about these people joining janasena. After some days, maybe the same channels run debates on saving politics from criminals and the need for good people with no criminal record taking up politics. Irony, isn’t it.

So, whether these people help Janasena or not is a secondary question but at least this move of Pawan Kalyan need to be welcomed.

– Zuran ( @CriticZuran)

The allegations and counter allegations are reaching a new peak between the ruling TDP, YCP and the BJP parties. The obvious reason is the fast approaching election which has spread a fever like race among contesting parties. But these parties’ leaders are not targeting Pawan Kalyan lesser and lesser with each day passing. The TDP has totally changed its tune asking what is wrong if it has an alliance with Jana Sena sooner or later.

In some quarters, there is speculation KCR will get a deal reached between Pawan and Jagan. The BJP is any how seen as a secret friend of KCR, Jagan and Pawan. But during his recent visit to AP, BJP National President Amit Shah targeted both TDP and YCP saying that both the parties were promoting dynastic, family-based politics. Shah did not mention Pawan Kalyan’s name for good or for bad.

On the part of YCP, Jaganmohan Reddy and his party leaders are also not bothering much about Pawan these days. Considering the present political situation, all the main parties are eager to have Pawan as their junior partner which Jana Senani is totally against. These parties are showing a lot of patience since they may require Pawan’s numbers after the election. Everything is possible in politics.

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It is known news that Jagan recently made a statement about Chandra Babu led TDP government showing nepotism during promotions in police department as he told, “Out of 37 Circle inspectors promoted to DSPs, 35 belong to Kamma community (that Chandra babu belongs to)”. His comments went viral especially given the fact he made these comments not in AP or Hyderabad but at Election commission office in Delhi. Jagan’s comments actually got backfire in social media and even those who strongly believe existence of nepotism in TDP government also didn’t buy the arguments of Jagan. The main reason is , as always, Jagan fumbled while handling the statistics this time too.

Click here: Tweet – T360 factcheck on YS Jagan ‘Kamma’ claims

Hollowness of Jagan’s claims But caste bias exists in TDP government:

Janasena spokesperson Addepalli Sridhar responded differently on this issue. The way he responded on Jagan’s statement exposed the hollowness in Jagan’s statements and thereby his lack of knowledge and at the same time proved that nepotism does exist in TDP government. Sridhar ridiculed Jagan’s statements for lack of factual content in that and wondered who is giving him all these wrong data. He concluded that Jagan’s statement of “35 out of 37 policemen who got promoted are Kammas” is wrong. At the same time he came up with authentic data about nepotism and caste bias existing in TDP government. He read out the data of university vice-chancellors, Deans and the officials working in CMO (Chief minister office) and confirmed the caste bias shown by TDP. He did this in a TV debate and the other participants from TDP and YSRCP who participated in the same debate could not counter him. Given the fact that, in recent times, Sridhar has put TDP and YSRCP spokespersons in embarrassment by countering their arguments with proper data, now these TDP and YSRCP spokespersons didn’t even dare to comment his data is wrong.

Similar bias shown by Jagan too:

However, netizens are commenting that late YSR or even Jagan also encouraged people belonging to the same caste as theirs in party posts and government posts (in case of YSR). YSRCP, till date, got chance to nominate two candidates to Rajya Sabha and it sent Reddy candidates both times.

Click here: Rajya Sabha nominations & Caste equations – Part2

Moreover, while Jagan making the comments about the caste bias, beside him was Buggana Rajendra Reddy , and he was seen helping Jagan on these numbers. It would not be out of the context if we recall that Jyothula Nehru was denied PAC post by Jagan and the same was given to Buggana rajendra Reddy and at the time of leaving, Nehru made similar caste bias comments on Jagan.

-ZURAN (@CriticZuran)