The ability to mobilise crowds is the new yardstick for selection of candidates in the Praja Rajyam.
Party leaders have asked ticket aspirants in Ranga Reddy and Telangana districts to prove themselves by mobilising more crowds for its public meeting ‘Praja Vijaya Bheri’ to be held at the Parade Grounds on March 21.
The senior Praja Rajyam leader, Mr Devender Goud, said that list of candidates will be finalised after the public meeting.
Mr Goud himself is trying to prove his mettle by making the meeting a grand success.
This is the first massive public meeting being organised by the Praja Rajyam in Telangana. Earlier, it had organised successful meetings at Tirupati and Rajahmundry.
As such, the Praja Rajyam is in a fix since it has only been able to find 90 strong candidates all over the state though hundreds of aspirants are seeking tickets.
The party leadership is more worried about Telangana region where it does not have even 20 formidable candidates for 110 Assembly seats.
Except for Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat, from where Mr Goud is likely to be fielded, it does not have strong candidates for any other seat in Telangana districts.
However, the Praja Rajyam leadership said that the party would prove that it was a force to reckon with in Telangana too.
“All leaders are working hard to make the Vijaya Bheri meeting a grand success,” said Mr Goud.
