The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Sunday, 14 March had a sweeping victory in urban body elections in Andhra Pradesh, winning 73 out of 75 municipalities, and all the 11 municipal corporations.
The candidates of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s party have won in Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor, Tirupati, Ongole, and Guntur corporations.
Though the TDP has won 12 wards and the YSRCP on 11 in Mydukur municipality, the latter’s candidate will reportedly become Chairperson with ex-officio votes.
Elections Held After Two Years of YSRCP Governance
Giving all the credit to the welfare schemes of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the ruling party said that it believes that the urban community has also supported its policies.
The elections in the state were held after two years of YSRCP governance.
On 10 March, all of 11 corporations and 75 municipalities and nagar panchayats had gone to polls. Candidates in 90 of the 671 divisions in the corporations had won without a contest. Up to 490 wards had chosen members unanimously in the municipalities and nagar panchayats.
As per PTI report based on poll panel sources, over 65 percent polling was reported in the elections on Wednesday.
The YSR Congress had already bagged Pulivendula, which is the Chief Minister's home constituency, Punganuru, Piduguralla, and Macherla municipalities unopposed.
YSRCP Spokesperson Ambati Rambabu in a statement said that the results strengthen the popularity of the government which has focused on welfare schemes. “The elections were held after two years of YSRCP governance and the results are a benchmark for the governance of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy”.
He further went on to say that the massive result is due to the implementation of welfare schemes by Reddy despite the pandemic.
“Apart from implementing welfare schemes, the Chief Minister also paved way for development of the urban bodies,” he was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
(With inputs from PTI, The Indian Express & NDTV)
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