A.P ULB Polls: NDA and YSRCP face off in Vizag mayor race amid water, traffic and pollution concerns

With Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body polls set for November 1, all eyes are on the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), one of the state’s biggest civic bodies. In this discussion, Sumit Bhattacharya, Chief of Bureau, The Hindu Andhra Pradesh, examines the mayoral contest between YSRCP candidate Varudhu Kalyani and NDA candidate Mukku Shravani. He looks at the shift to direct mayoral elections, the candidates’ political backgrounds, and the key issues facing the city, including…