


Her son Jayadev continues to play an important role as MP in TDP. Aruna, who is furious at Nani, is said to have resigned from the party in protest. This means there will be no chance for her to contest in the next elections too. Now Pulivarthi Nani has been appointed as Chittoor parliamentary constituency committee president. He lost to YSRCP’s Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy by a margin of 40,000 votes. Sulking over the party ignoring her, Aruna Kumari did not actively work for Nani’s victory. Finally, Nani was fielded from Chandragiri. She expected that party chief would again approach her for the Chandragiri ticket after her return from the US. To her dismay, Pulivarthi Nani’s name surfaced even before her US trip. Naidu immediately decided to go for another candidate, dashing her hopes that he would plead with her to contest.ĭisappointed over Naidu opting another candidate without even giving her a second chance, Aruna dashed off to the US before the elections. It is said that Naidu offered her the ticket in the presence of Amaranath Reddy, but she rejected it. She ardently hoped Naidu would insist that she contest the poll since she was under the impression that the party had no better leader than her in the constituency.Īt that time, Pulivarthi Nani, a staunch follower of the then minister N Amaranath Reddy, was lobbying hard for the ticket. When Naidu summoned her and asked about contesting the polls, she informed him that she was not interested.

Reportedly irked by this decision, she quit.ĭefeated in 2014, Aruna expected a ticket again in 2019. Pulivarthi Nani has been appointed as president of Chittoor parliamentary constituency committee. Her own Assembly constituency Chandragiri falls under Chittoor parliamentary constituency. However, sources said Aruna is miffed over party making appointments to parliamentary constituency committees without even consulting her in the district. She said she was stepping out of responsibility of. Naidu was his follower since he was student leader and knows Aruna Kumari since that time. Former Minister and TDP leader Galla Aruna Kumari has left for the US peeved at the TDP for not nominating her for the MLC seat. Naidu had taken her into politburo in 2018, but did not give her the ticket in 2019.Īruna Kumari’s father P Rajagopala Naidu was the mentor for Chandrababu Naidu in politics. Her son Galla Jayadev won the Guntur MP seat both in 20. She joined TDP before the 2014 elections and contested unsuccessfully as the party candidate in Chandragari Assembly constituency. She is the daughter of former Indian parliamentarian and social activist Paturi Rajagopala Naidu. Aruna Kumari earlier worked as a minister twice during the Congress regime. Galla Aruna Kumari (born 1 August 1944) is an Indian politician. She sent her resignation letter to party chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu citing personal reasons for the decision. Former minister Galla Aruna Kumari and her son Galla Jayadev have joined TDP in the presence of party chief Chandrababu Naidu. Galla Aruna Kumari resigned from TDP politburo. Galla family sets aside 75-year history to join TDP Hyderabad: A political family that has almost 75 years of association with Congress, has now joined TDP.
