Clashes between TDP and YSRCP spark police gunfire during Kadapa nominations

During the nomination filing phase in Kadapa district, confrontations between the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) turned violent at locations such as Pulivendula, Mydukur and Rayachoti. In Pulivendula, police asked YSRCP nominees to wait while TDP supporters were already present; the YSRCP group then tried to storm the centre, leading officers to fire six warning rounds and resort to lathi charge.

Similar stone-pelting fights were reported at Kagithalapenta and Gandhi Nagar, injuring members of both sides. Additional police reinforcements were dispatched by District SP Shelke Nachiket Vishwanath to contain the unrest. Several YSRCP leaders, including former Deputy Chief Minister SB Amzath Basha and former Kamalapuram MLA Ravindranath Reddy, were placed under house arrest. Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy accused Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh of inciting the attacks.