My name will do wonders in polls:Chiru

Suspense still continues over the “Rising Sun” symbol for which the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) has appealed. But the party founder Chiranjeevi is so confident that the very name Chiranjeevi will do wonders in the upcoming polls.

Chiranjeevi on Monday appeared before the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Mr Gopala Swamy, here who heard his appeal for the poll symbol -- Rising Sun. Emerging from the meeting, Chiranjeevi expressed confidence that the poll panel will allot the symbol sought by the party.

“I have appealed to the CEC to allot a common symbol for all my PRP nominees and Mr Gopala Swamy has responded positively. I have even argued before the CEC about the non-allotment of a common symbol for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) when it was founded by the late NTR. The Election Commission, however, later accepted the TDP plea and allotted a common symbol,” he stated.

“However, we are not so keen on the allotment of a common and a particular symbol. Even if the EC allots separate individual symbols to the PRP nominees in the upcoming polls, the party will win at least 225 seats in the Assembly,” he observed.

Chiranjeevi is so confident that the name Chiranjeevi will do wonders in the lection. “The single name Chiranjeevi is enough for the PRP candidates to win the poll,” he explained. Chiranjeevi categorically ruled out truck with the Bharateeya Janata Party (BJP) in the coming polls.

“There is no question of PRP going with the BJP,” he said but admitted that talks are in progress with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). “Negotiations from both sides are going on. We have not arrived at a conclusion till now. I hope the alliance with the TRS will materialise,” he added.