Laxmi Paravati Asked Rs 5 cr for PRP symbol?
After realising that he was fighting a losing battle with the Election Commission, Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi withdrew his petition in the Supreme Court and the High Court seeking common symbol and is desperately trying for contesting on other party symbols.
According to inside information, every party which Chiru approached demanded huge amounts for allotting its symbol, apart from a few seats for its own candidates. For instance, Janata Dal (U) president Sharad Yadav is learnt to have demanded Rs 20 crore and five Lok Sabha seats.
Back home, NTR-Telugu Desam party president Lakshmi Parvathi also is learnt to have demanded Rs 5 crore from Chiranjeevi for giving her party’s lion symbol for PRP, apart from a Lok Sabha ticket to her.
This was not acceptable to Chiru. Finally, the deal was reportedly struck with lesser known party Sikkim Democratic Front for Rs 2 crore for borrowing its “umbrella” symbol!
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