{
  "id": 15393174,
  "title": "JSP’s Vangaveeti Radhakrishna, YSRCP’s Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi to lock horns for Vijayawada Mayor post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jsps-vangaveeti-radhakrishna-ysrcps-rayana-bhagya-lakshmi-to-lock",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T10:16:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/jsps-vangaveeti-radhakrishna-ysrcps-rayana-bhagya-lakshmi-to-lock-horns-for-vijayawada-mayor-post/article71596460.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "JSP's Vangaveeti Radhakrishna and YSRCP's Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi are set to engage in a fierce competition for the coveted position of Mayor in Vijayawada. The TDP, JSP, and YSRCP have unveiled their respective candidate lists for the upcoming local body elections. Vangaveeti Radhakrishna recently joined the JSP, having switched loyalties from the TDP a few days ago. Mukka Sravani, the daughter of TDP loyalist M. Mutyala Naidu, is the TDP's mayoral candidate for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). The TDP has also announced candidates for 29 municipalities and nagar panchayats. The YSRCP has chosen Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi for the Mayor position in Vijayawada, alongside Alivelu Padma Sridevi. The party has also nominated candidates for 10 municipalities and seven nagar panchayats.",
  "summary": "TDP fields Mukka Sravani as mayoral candidate in Visakhapatnam; the party has released a list of eight candidates for Mayor posts",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}