Massive betting on Kovur by - Election

The by-election in Kovur constituency in Nellore district has been the hot topic in the political circles. The question 'Which parties candidate would be the winning horse?' is haunting everyone's mind. One thing is fore sure: Whoever wins the by-poll, the margin would be very less!

According to the reports, money is flowing into the Kovur constituency. Though the candidates were not permitted to spend more that Rs 6 lakh as poll expenditure, all the parties violated the Election Commission rules. YSR Congress, TDP and Congress have been
spending Rs 15-25 crores each. Rs 1,000 were offered too each voter and if a family has  four votes, they may get atleast Rs 12,000 from all the three major parties.

On the other hand, the bookies from all over the state had reached Kovur and have been betting heavily on the result of the by-poll. Bets worth crores have been placed on the party candidates. They have been offering (1:1) ratio for YSR Congress candidate, (1:2) ratio for TDP candidate and (1:4) ratio for Congress candidate. The main fight is
between the YSR Congress and TDP in this by-election. The police were playing the role of silent spectator, though they were well aware of the developments.