YSRCP leaders placed under house arrest in Kadapa district on first day of ZPTC, MPTC nominations

Policemen at the Zilla Parishad complex in Kadapa on Wednesday, where candidates arrived to file nominations for the ZPTC and MPTC polls. | Photo Credit: A.D. Rangarajan Several political leaders, especially those belonging to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), were placed under house arrest across Kadapa district on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), ahead of the filing of nominations for the ZPTC elections.The police placed MLC Ramesh Yadav under house arrest in Proddatur, MLA Dasari Sudha in Badvel, former MLC S. Satish Reddy at Vempalli (Pulivendula) and Kamalapuram YSRCP in-charge Naren Reddy as a precautionary measure.The Kadapa Zilla Parishad office appeared fortified as candidates arrived to file their nominations for the ZPTC and MPTC polls. The police had to use mild force to bring a semblance of order when cadres of both sides tried to breach the barricades and the barbed wire fencing.TirupatiIn the Srikalahasti constituency of Tirupati district, tension was reported in Thottambedu mandal after a motorcycle belonging to a YSRCP candidate was allegedly set on fire. Some persons allegedly stopped the candidate while he was riding the vehicle and then set it ablaze.Tirupati MP M. Gurumoorthy condemned the alleged attack on the YSRCP candidate in Thottambedu. He accused the police of colluding with the coalition leaders and workers in attacking the candidate, in the presence of Srikalahasti YSRCP in-charge and former MLA Biyyapu Madhusudhan Reddy and MLC Cipai Subramanyam, when they went to support candidates filing nominations.Former Chandragiri MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy was arrested when he staged a protest at the Tirupati Collectorate along with his sons Mohith Reddy and Harshith Reddy and ZPTC and MPTC candidates. Published - October 22, 2026 11:46 am IST