This spoiled the chances of TDP nominee here. Same was the case in many constituencies in Greater Hyderabad. The Secunderabad seat too would have fallen in the TDP's kitty but for the Lok Satta Party which took away over 9200 votes.
Union minister S Jaipal Reddy faced a tough fight in the newly-created Chevella Lok Sabha constituency at the hands of TDP's Jitender Reddy. Here again the Lok Satta Party played spoilsport by splitting votes in Assembly segments like Serlingampally.
Even in Parigi Assembly segment, an independent candidate polled over 30,000 for Lok Sabha, hitting at the prospects of TDP.
The alliance with Left parties did not in any way benefit the TDP either, unlike the Congress which reaped a rich harvest in 2004.
The TDP spokesperson admitted that Lok Satta had eaten into their votes at many places.
All these issues will come up for discussion during the two-day annual meet of TDP beginning on May 27.
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