Happy B’Day Lokesh – The Biggest Massiest Comeback!

Today marks the 42nd birthday of Nara Lokesh, and it simply could not have come at a better time for this TDP scion. After having been put through intense pressure and extreme humiliation, for the last few years, Lokesh bounced back and completed what has been one of the biggest comeback in the Telugu political scene.

After the bad defeat from the Mangalagiri constituency in 2019, Lokesh went through a distressing period. There was this desperate attempt from YSR Congress ecosystem to label Nara Lokesh as “Pappu” and a fit for nothing guy by citing the electoral result. 

However, Lokesh was not taking any simple challenge despite the extreme situation that he was facing. He was determined to win the Mangalagiri constituency, which was not won by TDP in the last several decades. He stayed on the ground level in Mangalagiri, despite the defeat, and won the trust of the masses. This eventually gave him a resounding 91K+ majority win in what has been an extremely unsuccessful constituency for TDP. 

While this historic win from Mangalagiri is a cinematic comeback story in itself, Lokesh had achieved far beyond that through the Yuva Galam Yatra. 

Lokesh needed that one consolidated political campaign to shrug off the image YCP painted on him. This was exactly when Yuva Galam happened. This medal walkathon brought Lokesh closer to the masses and in turn took him into the deeper pockets of Andhra Pradesh which were lesser known to him back in the day. 

This helped Lokesh connect with the masses and eventually mould him into a mass leader. It is still a work in progress but the fact can’t be denied, considering the electoral result in Mangalagiri, where he won by 91K+ majority. These are the kind of numbers that we would associate with only true mass leaders. 

Then came the Red Book promise which proved to be the gamechanger for TDP in a way. It was a strong display of strength by Lokesh to TDP cadres saying he would certainly target every single YCP leader, government official and policemen who had targeted TDP cadres in the YCP regime. This gave TDP supporters the hope that their concerns are heard and Lokesh would avenge their hardships under Jagan’s rule which was excessively torturous on certain TDP cadres. 

But the best thing about Lokesh is that he simply isn’t a one dimensional leader. On one hand, he is progressively implementing the Red Book, and the other hand he is looking after the development index of the state by attracting the likes of Google, TCS, which are truly global giants. 

Amidst all this, he is also standing by the cadres and even helping those in medical or educational need when he’s receiving calls for help on social media. 

This multi dimensional approach is rarely seen in politicians and Lokesh has proven to be different with his body of work till now. And now that the comeback has been completed, the next big thing ahead of Lokesh will be to progress to a higher position of power as he looks destined to become the next chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and it is only a matter of when this would happen. 

The good thing for Lokesh is that he’s on good terms with both the allies – Pawan Kalyan and BJP which would facilitate his way. It is only going to be a matter of time before this big jump happens.