Will Nara Lokesh contest in 2019 polls?
Machilipatnam, Dec 30: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's son and TDP Coordinator for Cadre Welfare Fund Nara Lokesh wishes to contest in the 2019 Assembly elections if all goes well. When media persons asked if he would contest in the Tirupati by-election as the sitting MLA Venkataramana died recently, Lokesh reportedly said that the was to pass on the seat to the bereaved family members. "So, I will not contest in the by-election," he said and added that he could contest general elections directly. Lokesh, who was in Machilipatnam of Krishna district to inaugurate an industry in Gudivada mandal.