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Corporate honchos in AP take political plunge, join poll fray

Hyderabad: It is not just film stars who are spicing up the poll scene in Andhra Pradesh, but also corporate honchos who are jumping on to the political bandwagon to try their fortunes in Lok

Recently, A Ayodhya Rami Reddy had resigned as the Executive Chairman and Director of Ramky Infrastructure Ltd nursing political ambitions.

An engineering graduate with more than 30 years of experience in the business field, Reddy has built an infrastructure conglomerate now valued at around Rs 5,000 crore.

He is also set to join YSR Congress Party of Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and contest from a constituency in coastal Andhra region.

Noted industrialist Kanumuru Raghurama Krishnam Raju, a close relative of Rajya Sabha MP KVP Ramachandra Rao, is also slated to take a political plunge and planning to contest from Narsapuram Lok Sabha constituency on BJP ticket.

He was earlier closely associated with YSR Congress.