Visakhapatnam: It’s not just, workers and leaders of political parties, but punters too keenly watched the results of the municipal polls throughout the day and jumped into action to encash the situation literally, by raising the stakes of betting ‘business’ from afternoon onwards, as the trend was clear by then.
With the Telugu Desam bagging maximum civic bodies in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, betting organisers were busy luring prospective enthusiasts to place bets in the city on the possible outcome of the Assembly and Lok Sabha poll results basing on the results of the civic polls that were held in March. The betting organiers have also set a deadline of 5 in the evening to place the bets.
While the TD was the hot favourite of the day, YSRC has not lost the sheen. There was heavy betting on YSRC too, stating that municipal and Assembly polls are fought on entirely different issues and planks and the party still enjoys the clout in rural belt.
With the swing towards TD in towns was clear with the municipal poll results, there was heavy betting on the winning chances of YSRC honorary president Y.S. Vijayalakshmi who fought against BJP state unit chief Kambhampati Hari Babu for Vizag Lok Sabha seat.
Hari Babu was in fray with the Telugu Desam’s support banking on the ‘Modi wave’ among urban voters. Organisers offered 1: 3 in favour of Vijayalaskshmi.
But, some enthusiasts are still waiting for the results of ZPTC and MPTC polls.
