Andhra Pradesh assembly election 2019: Who is BJP president of Andhra Pradesh?

AMARAVATI: The elections to the Andhra Pradesh assembly, which has 175 seats, takes place on April 11. The assembly elections are due to be held concurrently with the Lok Sabha election 2019. The counting will take place on May 23.Kanna Lakshminarayana is the president of the state unit of BJP. A powerful Kappu leader from Guntur, Kanna was in dramatic fashion lured back by BJP days after he quit the saffron party and announced his decision to join YSR Congress.A minister in the Congress government and five-term MLA, Kanna joined BJP soon after the Congress rout in 2014. According to sources, the BJP central dealership was in direct touch with Kanna. Lokesh from TDP and YV Subba Reddy from YSR Congress were in touch with him. But, at the last moment, he decided to stay on in BJP. Kanna’s appointment has led to deep resentment among some BJP leaders, particularly Veerraju’s group.