Guntur West MLA Modugula Venugopala Reddy is making desperate attempts to quit TDP. He has got ample indications from party leadership that he will not get TDP ticket this time. He has begun efforts to meet with Jaganmohan Reddy and join YCP as early as possible. But their meeting was postponed at the last minute. Modugula is setting his eyes on the Sattenapalli seat where YCP senior leader Ambati Rambabu is party coordinator now.

TDP circles say there will be no question of Modugula getting their party ticket to contest either MP or assembly seat in the coming election. As per internal reports, the MLA has got negative publicity within the constituency because of his followers’ unchecked interventions in many issues. Moreover, Modugula had taken part in a vanabhojanam (garden party) of his caste in Gurajala area in the past when he praised YSR regime and his welfare programmes.

Reacting quickly at the sudden turn of events, Ambati Rambabu began efforts to bring pressure on the party leadership. He is asserting that it will not be good to do injustice to long-time workers in the party. He has met Botcha Satyanarayana and made clear his dissatisfaction over the Modugula incident.