Vijayawada, Oct. 21 -- Telugu Desam Party State President Palla Srinivasa Rao has accused the opposition YSRCP of attempting to derail the local body elections due to what he termed was "lack of courage to face elections".

Talking to the media here on Wednesday against the backdrop of YSRCP allegations of the Chandrababu Naidu-led ruling alliance using state machinery to intimidate its prospective candidates and voters, the TDP state Chief slammed the YSRCP for "making efforts to foment tensions at the grassroots level and subsequently approach courts, citing the very same incidents as grounds to halt elections".

He accused former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, who had lost public support, of seeking to obstruct elections through l...