New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's refusal to extend the nomination deadline for the upcoming urban local body elections, alleging that violence and intimidation prevented its candidates from filing their papers.

A vacation bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is scheduled to hear the plea on October 21, the final day for withdrawal of candidature. Polling is set for October 28.

The party has alleged incidents of violence in Punganur, Rayachoti, Kadapa and Tirupati on October 16, the first day of nominations. It claimed a candidate's papers were snatched and torn in Kadapa, while candidates in Tirupati were assaulted and stopped from...