Jagan Reddy’s YSR Congress Sweeps Andhra Pradesh Local Body Polls

Amaravati:

The YSR Congress Get together (YSRCP) right this moment received a landslide victory within the city physique elections in Andhra Pradesh, profitable 74 out of 75 municipalities and developments counsel that it could win in all of the 12 companies. Its candidates have received in Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor, Tirupati, Ongole, and Guntur companies. Counting continues in Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam Company the place the YSRCP has an excellent lead.

Elections had been held for 12 companies and counting is pending in Eluru company attributable to Excessive Court docket orders. Although the TDP has received 12 wards and the YSRCP on 11 in Mydukur municipality, the latter’s candidate will change into Chairperson with ex-officio votes.

The elections had been held after two years of YSRCP governance and the ruling get together claims all credit score to welfare schemes of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regardless of the corona pandemic. The ruling get together believes city group has additionally supported its insurance policies.

In all, 12 companies and 75 municipalities and nagar panchayats had gone to polls on March 10. In 90 of the 671 divisions within the 12 companies, candidates had received with no contest. Within the municipalities and nagar panchayats, as much as 490 wards had chosen members unanimously.

Over 65 per cent polling was reported within the elections on Wednesday, in keeping with a PTI report based mostly on ballot panel sources. The YSR Congress had already bagged the Pulivendula (the Chief Minister’s dwelling constituency), Punganuru, Piduguralla, and Macherla municipalities “unopposed”.