Overview
- Violent confrontations between TDP and YSRCP cadres broke out at multiple nomination centres in Kadapa district, with reports naming Pulivendula, Kadapa, Mydukur, Rayachoti, Kagithalapenta and Gandhi Nagar as flashpoints.
- Officers at Pulivendula fired six rounds into the air and used lathicharge when YSRCP activists attempted to force entry to a nominations hall where TDP nominees were already inside.
- Police said they sent extra forces to Mydukur and other affected areas to contain the disturbances and that several activists from both parties suffered injuries during stone pelting and scuffles.
- Authorities placed a number of YSRCP leaders under precautionary house arrest and Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy accused state leaders of instigating the attacks to intimidate opponents.
- Pulivendula is the home constituency of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the reporting comes from local news accounts that rely on police and party statements, so independent verification of the sequence and scale of events is limited; this disruption could affect the pace and security of remaining nomination filings.