TDP combine set to form govt in Andhra Pradesh

Celebrations break out at TDP offices

Celebrations broke out at Telugu Desam Party offices across Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday as the party, along with its pre-poll partners Janasena and BJP, is heading towards obtaining a bumper majority to form the government.According to the latest figures from the Election Commission, TDP won in one assembly seat and is leading in 130 segments while Janasena is leading in 19 and BJP in 7.

Jana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan won with a majority of 70,354 votes from Pithapuram. 

TDP Dhone MLA candidate Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy won with a majority of 6,450 votes. He defeated YSRCP candidate and Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy

TDP celebrates Chandrababu's resounding comeback

Amaravati: Five years after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of a much younger Jagan Mohan Reddy, TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday was on course to lead his party towards a landslide victory in the Andhra Pradesh assembly polls, with allies BJP and Janasena Party (JNP) in tow.

Naidu's latest electoral triumph, where his Telugu Desam Party was ahead in 130 of the 175 seats as per latest figures, comes months after his arrest in an alleged corruption case. In the outgoing House, TDP has 23 members.

TDP put up a good show in the Lok Sabha polls as well, leading in 16 of the total 25 seats, with allies BJP and JNP ahead in three and two segments, respectively.

Born on April 20, 1950 at Naravaripalli in undivided Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu started his more than four-decade long political career on the student politics platform at Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati.

Following that solid foundation, Naidu (74) joined the Congress party and went on to become a cabinet minister.

However, he later jumped ship to the TDP founded by his late father-in-law and legendary actor N T Rama Rao.

Naidu first ascended the chief minister's chair in 1995 and went on to become a three-time CM.

His first two terms as CM came during the era of united Andhra Pradesh, beginning from 1995 and ending in 2004, nine years at a stretch while the third term came post bifurcation of the united state. Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh 10 years ago.

As the CM of erstwhile undivided state, he emerged as the chief architect of modern Hyderabad, playing a key role in developing the hi-tech city and turning it into a major hub.

During the late 90s, Naidu played a key role in forming the Central Government of that time and the first NDA government formed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee was supported from outside by the TDP.

In 2014, Naidu emerged as the first chief minister of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh and served it until 2019.

In his third-term as CM, he championed Amaravati to be the capital city of the southern state but losing power left his brainchild as an unfulfilled promise, especially after his successor and YSRCP supremo Jagan Mohan Reddy dealt a debilitating blow to Amaravati.

Moreover, Naidu's arrest in 2023 under the Skill Development Corporation Scam case by the YSRCP government was the lowest point in his career.

After a pre-dawn arrest on September 9, Naidu spent nearly two months in the Rajamahendravaram central jail.

However, an interim bail on October 31, which was made absolute on November 20 set Naidu free to prepare for the 2024 polls, enabling him to join the NDA alliance of TDP, BJP and Janasena.

TDP's K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju emerged victorious from Undi Assembly Constituency 

Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah called up TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and congratulated him: TDP sources 

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan to convene a meeting today evening. The duo would discuss about the Cabinet formation and arrangements for Naidu's swearing-in ceremony.

Establishing a clear lead, Telugu Desam Party and its partners Janasena and BJP were ahead in 157 out of the total 175 assembly seats in the state, on its way to form government in Andhra Pradesh.

According to the latest figures disseminated by the Election Commission on Tuesday, TDP is leading in 130, Janasena- 20 and BJP in seven assembly seats.

As part of a seat sharing deal among NDA partners, TDP contested 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while BJP put up candidates in six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats.

Janasena contested two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.

The ruling YSR Congress Party, headed by Jagan Mohan Reddy is leading in 18 segments with the Chief Minister ahead in Pulivendula assembly segment by 21,292 votes over his TDP rival B Ravi.

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and his son Lokesh are leading in Kuppam and Mangalagiri assembly seats respectively.

Naidu is leading by 6832 votes over his YSRCP rival KRJ Bharat in Kuppam.

Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan is leading by 22,818 votes over his YSRCP rival V Geetha in Pithapuram assembly segment.

RK Roja, Botcha Satyanarayana, C Gopalakrishna, S Appalaraju, Ambati Rambabu, V Rajini, T Vanita, Amarnath and Amzad Basha are among the YSRCP ministers trailing, according to the latest figures from the EC. PTI

TDP Rajahmundry City MLA candidate Adireddy Vasu won with a majority of 55,000 votes. He defeated Margani Bharat Ram from YSRC.