Naga Babu joins Janasena; set to contest for a Lok Sabha seat

The political temperatures in the state seem to be on the rise with each passing day. Different political parties have been busy chalking out strategies to field the right candidates in the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha polls. In the latest development, actor and brother of Pawan Kalyan, Naga Babu, has joined Janasena Party ahead of the upcoming elections.

Naga Babu, who is a well-known personality in the film fraternity, has been recently creating buzz on social media with his YouTube videos. Mincing no words, the “Mega” brother has been taking digs at the opponents of Janasena Party through his channel. With Naga Babu making it clear on numerous occasions that he would always be available to support his younger brother, Pawan Kalyan, in his political journey, rumours went rife that he might soon join Janasena Party.

Bringing an end to multiple speculations, Janasena Party Chief Pawan Kalyan, on Wednesday, welcomed his brother Naga Babu into the party. The party also stated that he will be contesting for the Lok Sabha seat from Narsapuram. “Actor and elder brother of Janasena Chief Pawan Kalyan, Naga Babu will soon be joining Janasena Party. He will be contesting from the Narsapuram Lok Sabha seat,” one of the earlier posts on the official FB page of the party read.

Yesterday, it was announced that Pawan Kalyan would enter his first electoral fray from the Assembly constituencies of Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram. The party also announced that former CBI JD, VV Lakshmi Narayana will be contesting for the Lok Sabha seat from Visakhapatnam. Pasupuleti Usha Kiran, Kona Tata Rao, Gampala Giridhar, and Panchakarla Sandeep were among the candidates whose names were cleared for a few of the Assembly constituencies in Visakhapatnam.