Yes. There are three Babus, who are tormenting Chandrababu Naidu these days. These ‘Babus’ belong to the same assembly constituency and have excellent pedigree in the TDP. To top it, all the three are coveting the same post.

This is a story from the Sattenapalli assembly constituency in Guntur district. Rayapati Sambasiva Rao’s son Rayapati Ranga Rao aka Ranga Babu, former speaker Kodela Sivaprasad’s son Kodela Sivaramaprasad aka Peda Babu and local leader Malleshwara Rao aka Malli Babu want the coveted assembly incharge post for Sattenapalli.

While there is strong opposition to Kodela Peda Babu, because of his extortions and his high-handed ways when his father was the speaker, the other two Babus are equally popular. However, Rayapati’s son had to opt out of the 2019 elections due to pressure from Kodela family. This is working as a sympathy factor for him. Malleswara Rao is a local leader with deep roots and influence in the constituency. He too is eyeing the same post.

Chandrababu Naidu is unable to decide which Babu to choose from the three Babus. If one ‘Babu’ is favoured, the other two might raise a banner of revolt, he feels. So, as of now, Chandrababu has kept the decision pending.