In Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, the electoral contest is between the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) with the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jana Sena also in the fray.
Of the 175 seats in the state Assembly, the TDP bagged 102 in the 2014 polls. The YSRCP won 67 seats, while the BJP got four. Navodyam Party (NP) got one seat. One independent candidate also won.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is seeking election to the Assembly for the ninth time from Kuppam constituency in his native Chittoor district, while his son Nara Lokesh is making his electoral debut from the backward classes-dominated Mangalagiri segment in state capital Amaravati. Leader of Opposition and YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy is fighting his second Assembly election from his family’s pocketborough Pulivendula.
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01:00 PM | YS Jaganmohan Reddy to take oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on May 30
YSRCP’s Jaganmohan Reddy to take oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on May 30
12:30 PM | YSRCP leads on 149 seats in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Polls
Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSRCP is all set to sweep Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. YSRCP has secured a lead on 149 out of 175 seats. Incumbent Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP is ahead in 26 constituencies.
10:10 AM | YSRCP leads on 38 Seats, TDP 7
The YSRCP has extended its lead to 38 seats out of 175 in Andhra Pradesh Assembly. The TDP is ahead in just 7 constituencies.
09:00 AM | YSRCP leads on 3 seats in Andhra Pradesh
Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSRCP has now secured an early lead on three seats in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections.
08:30 AM | Counting of votes is underway
Counting of votes is underway in Andhra Pradesh for Assembly elections. Early trends will emerge soon.
