Amaravati: The TDP-led NDA has registered a decisive victory in Andhra Pradesh’s local body elections, winning 499 of 582 Zilla Parishad seats and 5,861 of 7,768 Mandal Parishad seats.
The TDP emerged as the largest party with 406 Zilla Parishad and 4,806 Mandal Parishad seats. Jana Sena won 73 and 938 seats, respectively, while the BJP secured 20 and 117.
The opposition YSRCP won 76 Zilla Parishad and 1,711 Mandal Parishad seats. In Kadapa, the home district of party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSRCP secured just two of 16 Zilla Parishad seats, while TDP won 12 and Jana Sena two.
Jagan alleged irregularities in vote counting, claiming officials were pressured to manipulate the results.
