Y Ramachandra Reddy deceased and his brother Balagangi Reddy supported the Congress-I party in the elections held for the State Assembly while the accused persons supported the Telugu Desham Party ... TDP There were ill feelings between two groups as there existed chronic factionalism between the families of the deceased and accused In State Assembly elections the political parties created pressure on their supporters to get maximum votes by any means The accused persons were waiting for the opportunity to kill Balagangi Reddy and Y Ramachandra Reddy deceased