The "Power Star"-scripted rise of the Jana Sena Party from the 2019 election ashes to 2024 grandeur
In contrast to the plots of Pawan Kalyan's movies, the JSP's rise to prominence in Andhra Pradesh politics since its founding in 2014 has been a protracted and difficult one.
Similar to a scene from one of his movies where he overcomes the antagonists, 55-year-old actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan, also known as "Power Star," appears to have accomplished a similar feat in Andhra Pradesh politics. Against all odds, his Jana Sena Party (JSP) won all 21 Assembly seats and both Lok Sabha seats it ran for as part of the NDA alliance in the recently concluded simultaneous polls in the state.
But in contrast to the plots of Kalyan's movies, the JSP's rise to prominence in Andhra Pradesh politics has been a protracted and difficult one. It all began on March 14, 2014, when Andhra was waiting to split apart to become the new state of Telangana.
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