Arc of Nara Lokesh’s comeback: From poll debacle to record win and TDP centre stage
Written off after he lost the Mangalagiri constituency amid his Telugu Desam Party (TDP)’s drubbing in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections by the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), Nara Lokesh has not only made a turnaround by winning the same seat in the recent Assembly polls by over 91,000 votes – the highest margin in the state – but has also emerged as the voice of his party in the state.