Jana Sena Party chief and Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan on Thursday announced that he would be contesting from Pithapuram in the Andhra Pradesh assembly election which is also scheduled to be held this year. Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party has entered an alliance with Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desham in the state and the BJP in the Centre for both the state and the Lok Sabha election. But Pawan Kalyan announced he prefers to contest from the state. In 2019, Pawan Kalyan contested from two seats — Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram but lost both to the YSRC candidates.