It’s the curious case of the ‘PK’ factor which seems to have had its impact on the outcome of the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), which swept to power in Andhra Pradesh with a landslide victory, has bagged 151 seats in 175-member Assembly. It also won 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats.
YSR Congress Party Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who will take oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on May 30, on Thursday said the massive mandate given by the people had increased his responsibility.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh was defeated in Assembly election.
Though TDP suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of YSRCP in AP Assembly poll results today, actor Balakrisha managed to win from Hindupur Assembly seat from TDP overcoming the strong 'Jagan wave'.
Andhra Pradesh Election Result 2019: It’s disappointment all around for Chandrababu Naidu who is on his way out as the CM of Andhra, giving way to YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy.
Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy, the man of the moment in Andhra Pradesh, has had a meteoric rise in politics.
Actor Prakash Raj, who contested as an independent candidate in Karnataka, described his defeat today as a "a solid slap on my face".
Celebrations broke out in the ranks of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) across Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as counting trends showed the party heading for a landslide victory to wrest power from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
The newly elected legislators of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh will meet on Saturday to formally elect party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy as their leader, party leaders said.
Chief Minister Sri.K.Chandrashekhar Rao congratulated Honourable Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi on the landslide electoral victory of NDA in the Loksabha elections under the leadership of BJP.
Overconfidence by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) appeared to have caused a setback to the ruling party in Telangana as both the BJP and Congress were leading in four seats each, dashing its hopes of a clean sweep.
With YSR Congress Party heading for a landslide win to wrest power in Andhra Pradesh, party chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday described it as people's victory.
According to sources, sitting Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu likely to submit his resignation to Andhra Pradesh Governor by Thursday evening. It is not confirmed if he would travel to Hyderabad for the same.
YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy is most likely to be sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on May 30, next Thursday.
