Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan would have his fourth round of Varahi tour in Krishna district from October 1. He would start his tour in Avanigadda and continue it in Machilipatnam, Pedana and Kaikaluru Assembly constituencies.

He conducted his tour earlier in North Andhra and the Godavari districts in the past. He toured the three undivided districts of North Andhra and the two undivided districts of Godavari region.

He gave a break for the tour as he had a couple of movies on hand to finish. The film’s shoot is being held in Hyderabad and Pawan Kalyan is around Hyderabad now.

He gave a break for the films last week to meet TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu who was arrested and sent to the Rajamahendravaram central jail in the skill development scam. He met Naidu in Rajamahendravaram jail and announced that the TDP and Jana Sena would have an electoral alliance.

After this statement, it would be his first public appearance in Avanigadda on October 1. It is to be seen if he would stand by his words on alliance or would take them back with pressure from the BJP leadership.

Meanwhile, party political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar held a video conference with the party leaders from the Krishna district. He spoke to the leaders in Avanigadda, Machilipatnam, Pedana and Kaikaluru Assembly constituencies on the day and asked them to get ready for the Varahi yatra.

Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan’s election campaign vehicle, Vaarahi, would be taken to the Kanaka Durga temple atop Indra Keelandri in Vijayawada on Wednesday. The vehicle was taken to the Sri Hanuman temple at Kondagattu in Jagityal district of Telangana state.

The vehicle would be taken to the Kanaka Durga temple on Wednesday. After the ritual vahana pooja atop the hill, the vehicle would be taken to the Jana Sena office at Mangalagiri.

Pawan Kalyan is also scheduled to be present during the pooja at the Kanaka Durga temple and is scheduled to stay in the party office for the next three days. He would be chairing a meeting of the party leaders and social activists on the SC, ST sub-plan funds by the state government.

The Jana Sena chief would also participate in the Republic Day celebrations at the party office on January 26, before leaving for Hyderabad.

The ruling YSR Congress leaders have expressed doubts over the colour and make of the Vaarahi vehicle. They raised objections to the use of olive-green colour which was exclusively permitted to the defence vehicles.

A senior official of the AP Road Transport Department also raised doubts over the make of the vehicle, though it was registered by the Telangana transport department.

It is to be seen if the Andhra Pradesh transport department officials would lay their hands on this vehicle once it reaches Vijayawada or just leave it to avoid further controversy.

Pawan Kalyan had already dared the ruling YSR Congress leaders and the state government to touch his vehicle and face the music!

Actor politician Pawan Kalyan performed a special puja for his campaign vehicle ‘Varahi’ at Sri Anjaneya Swamy temple in Telangana on Tuesday.

Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader had darshan at the famous temple at Kondagattu in Jagtial district. Subsequently, a group of priests performed the vahana puja of the special campaign vehicle. After the rituals, the actor politician launched the vehicle.

A large number of Pawan Kalyan’s fans and JSP supporters had gathered on the occasion.

They garlanded the Tollywood actor, who greeted the well wishers with folded hands from an open-top vehicle.

Earlier, the JSP leader left Hyderabad for Kondagattu in a huge convoy. He is scheduled to meet JSP leaders in Telangana at a resort near Nachupalli in the evening. He will then reach Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Kshetram at Dharmapuri town to launch the darshan of 32 Narasimha Swamy khsetras.

The actor has sentimental attachment to the region as he had a narrow escape during the election campaign in 2009 in Karimnagar district when a high tension wire fell on his vehicle. He firmly believes that he survived because of the blessing of Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy and hence decided to launch the important programme from this temple.

Gearing up for the 2024 electoral battle in Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan had last month unveiled a specially designed vehicle named ‘Varahi’. The campaign vehicle is equipped with high-security features. It has a public address system and CCTV cameras.

The vehicle has been designed in a garage in Hyderabad. “Varahi is ready for election battle,” the Tollywood actor had tweeted.

The JSP leader inspected the vehicle, which resembles a military bus, during a trial run in Hyderabad. He had discussed various features of the vehicle with technical experts and suggested a few modifications.

The four-wheeler will be used by the JSP leader to campaign across Andhra Pradesh, where elections are due in April-May 2024.

Power star, as the actor is popularly known, had planned to launch the state-wide tour after Dasara but the same has been postponed and he is now likely to embark on a visit in next few weeks.

However, a row had erupted over the colour of the vehicle after an official of Andhra Pradesh transport department had stated that Pawan Kalyan is not permitted to drive the olive green vehicle.

The official said under the Motor Vehicle Act, olive green colour should not be used for any private vehicle except for Army personnel.

Pawan Kalyan, who is an ally of BJP, is working to cobble up a grand alliance against the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). He is keen to have alliance with BJP and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to avoid a split of anti-incumbency.