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Pulivendula fell too: alliance takes 473 of 611 ZPTC seats in Andhra
The TDP, Jana Sena and BJP won 473 of the 611 Zilla Parishad seats declared and 5,819 of 9,640 Mandal Parishad seats. The YSR Congress was left with 57 ZPTCs. In Kadapa, the party that ruled the district for two decades held two of 39.
Seven of 13 corporations, 75 of 86 municipalities: TDP-led alliance sweeps Andhra civic polls
The TDP-led alliance has won seven of Andhra Pradesh's 13 municipal corporations and 75 of its 86 municipalities and nagar panchayats. In Kadapa, the YSRCP's stronghold, it took just seven of 279 wards. Jagan Mohan Reddy has rejected the results and alleged manipulation.
TDP-led alliance sweeps Andhra civic polls, and YSRCP's 2021 fortress starts to fall
Counting began on Tuesday for 92 urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh, and the TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance took the lead in 10 of 13 municipal corporations and 62 of 83 municipalities by the afternoon. The YSRCP, which won all 13 corporations in 2021, was not ahead in even one corporation. Cyclone Murasu delayed counting in two districts.
Cyclone Murasu crosses coast at 110 kmph; zero deaths, but Bapatla takes 150 mm
Cyclone Murasu came ashore near Ongole in the early hours of Tuesday, with winds of 100-110 kmph at landfall. No deaths or injuries have been reported. Bapatla district has recorded over 150 mm of rain and six districts are on flash flood alert.
Seven dead, 2.24 lakh hectares of crop gone: Cyclone Arnab leaves Andhra counting
Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Narsapur between 2 am and 8 am on Wednesday, with winds of 115-135 kmph. Seven people died. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced Rs 5 lakh for each bereaved family and asked the Centre to send a damage assessment team.
Local body polls on hold as Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan huddle over rebels
After the Supreme Court order halted the election process for 100 urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh, chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan met on Thursday. They discussed how to take the polls forward and the problem of rebel candidates.
Election process for all 100 urban local bodies halted
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission stopped the process for all 100 urban local bodies. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan met CM Chandrababu Naidu without a convoy. In Kadapa, YSRCP leaders were placed under house arrest as nominations began.
YSRCP moves Supreme Court over Andhra local body nominations, alleges violence and intimidation
The YSR Congress Party moved the Supreme Court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's refusal to extend the nomination deadline for urban local body elections, alleging that violence and intimidation stopped its candidates from filing papers. The ruling TDP rejected the charges.
YSRCP says 'rowdyism' will not push it out, moves Supreme Court over civic poll nominations
The YSRCP has moved the Supreme Court alleging its candidates were attacked and blocked from filing nominations for Andhra Pradesh's local body polls. State coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said the party would not quit the contest. A vacation bench hears the plea on October 21; polls are on October 28.
59 officers, torn papers and a Supreme Court plea: YSRCP refuses to quit Andhra's local polls
Alleging attacks, arrests and obstruction of nominations in Andhra Pradesh's local body elections, the YSRCP has moved the Supreme Court and demanded an inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into alleged police firing in Pulivendula.
YSRCP seeks central forces: Jagan meets Governor over ULB poll 'anarchy'
YSRCP president and former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Governor S Abdul Nazeer, alleging that his candidates were being blocked from filing nominations for urban local body polls and seeking central forces and CCTV coverage. He also met the State Election Commissioner.