Kanna Lakshminarayana to head BJP’s Andhra Pradesh unit
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Guntur /New Delhi, May 14: In a bid to fine-tune the socio-political equation ahead of the crucial 2019 general and state assembly election, BJP on Sunday appointed Kanna Lakshminarayana as the new Chief of Andhra Pradesh Unit. He will replace Vishakhapatnam MP K Haribabu. Another prominent leader and member of the upper house Somu Veerraju will head the Election Management Committee.
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A former Congress leader, Kanna Lakshminarayana, who represents Kapu community had joined BJP in 2014. A five-time MLA from Guntur district, Kanna will lead the state unit in 2019 assembly polls. Incidentally, the appointment of Kanna Lakshminarayana and Somu Veerraju is considered as the strategic move to vow the politically dominant Kapu community. Leaders like D Purandeshwari, P Manikyala Rao were in the race of state BJP president but BJP central leadership backed Kanna Lakshminarayana’s candidature in order to balance the political equations.