Visakhapatnam, April 19 -- Tension continues to mount in the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) as the council prepares to discuss the no-confidence motion against Mayor G Hari Venkata Kumari, elected on the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) ticket, on Saturday.

Meanwhile, several corporators who were reportedly sent to Malaysia by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) returned to Visakhapatnam late Friday night. In a parallel move, YSRCP had sent its corporators to Sri Lanka in what appeared to be an effort to prevent defection ahead of the crucial vote.

The YSRCP, under the leadership of district president Gudivada Amarnath, has decided to boycott the council session. The party issued a whip directing its corporators not to attend the...