The Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has registered a commanding victory in Andhra Pradesh’s MPTC and ZPTC elections, while the results have triggered a fresh political confrontation between the ruling coalition and the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), with former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alleging electoral irregularities and the TDP describing the outcome as a decisive endorsement of its governance.
“Chandrababu may have won the election, but he has suffered a moral defeat. We may have lost the election, but we have won the hearts of the people,” Jagan said. He vowed to continue fighting for farmers, women, youth, employees and democracy, asserting that his party’s spirit remained unbroken. Rejecting the opposition’s criticism, TDP state president Palla Srinivasa Rao described the outcome as a massive public endorsement of the NDA government’s welfare and development agenda.
The alliance comprising the TDP, Jana Sena and BJP secured 273 of the 582 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTCs) and 5,597 of the 7,767 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTCs) for which results were reported, including unanimous victories, according to the State Election Commission’s 9 PM update on November 7. The TDP accounted for 229 ZPTCs and 4,823 MPTCs, followed by Jana Sena with 36 and 644, and BJP with eight and 130 respectively. He said the alliance had achieved a 90-95 per cent strike rate and thanked the 2.6 crore voters whose participation, he said, reflected confidence in Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and the BJP leadership. He accused the YSRCP of attempting to obstruct the elections through nearly 63 court cases and said the ballot-paper verdict had answered its earlier allegations about EVM manipulation.
