Former Jana Sena Party (JSP) corporator and senior city leader P.L.V.N. Murthy, popularly known as Murthy Yadav has resigned from the party, expressing anguish over being denied a ticket in the recent Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) elections. He said the decision came despite his sustained efforts to protect public assets and take up several civic and legal battles in Visakhapatnam and the North Andhra region.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Murthy Yadav released his resignation letter addressed to the JSP president and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. He alleged that certain local party leaders had systematically worked against him and prevented him from contesting the recent elections on the party ticket. He said he had subsequently contested as an Independent candidate from his ward, but lost by a margin of 62 votes.
He said the party leadership had earlier indicated that all those elected on JSP tickets in the 2021 GVMC elections would be given another opportunity. However, while the party had allotted tickets to 32 candidates in Visakhapatnam, he was left out.
He pointed out that the two other JSP corporators elected in 2021 had subsequently been given organisational responsibilities, with one becoming Deputy Mayor and the other the party’s floor leader, while he was not given any position.
Despite quitting the party, Mr. Murthy Yadav said he would continue his campaigns on public issues and legal battles without any compromise.
Mr. Murthy Yadav thanked Mr. Pawan Kalyan for giving him the opportunity to contest the 2021 GVMC elections on the JSP ticket and for extending support to his campaigns against alleged encroachments and irregularities involving valuable government and public properties
Published – November 10, 2026 11:06 pm IST
