Daggubati says he is quitting politics

Samdani MN / Jan 17, 2023, 08:28 IST

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Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, a former minister and late CM NTR's eldest son-inlaw, has said he is quitting politics. His son, Hitesh Chenchuram, has also decided not to continue in public life. Daggubati, who contested from Purchur Assembly constituency in Bapatla district on a YSRC ticket in the 2019 elections, lost to TDP's Eluri Sambasiva Rao by a narrow margin. He has been lying low since then. His wife, former Union Minister Daggubati Purandeswari, is with the BJP. His son, Hitesh, who hurriedly returned from the US to contest the 2019 elections, was supposed to be YSRC's candidate from Purchur but could not contest due to citizenship issues. Subsequently, his father, a two-time MP from Bapatla and five-time MLA from Parchur, contested the election but faced his first electoral defeat in his long political career. Despite the YSRC wave, he was defeated.

Amaravati: Amidst speculation about his possible return to the TDP, former minister and late CM N T Ramarao’s eldest son-in-law, Dr Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, has said he has decided to quit politics. He said his son, Hitesh Chenchuram, has also decided not to continue in public life.
Daggubati, who contested from Purchur assembly constituency in Bapatla district on a YSRC ticket in the 2019 elections, lost to TDP’s Eluri Sambasiva Rao by a narrow margin, and had been lying low since then.His wife and former Union minister Daggubati Purandeswari is with the BJP.
His son Hitesh, who hurriedly returned from the USA to contest the 2019 elections, was supposed to be YSRC’s candidate from Purchur, but could not contest due to citizenship issues.
Subsequently, his father, a two-time MP from Bapatla and five-time MLA from Parchur, contested the election but faced his first electoral defeat in his long political career despite the YSRC wave.

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