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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.
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.
Poll violence 'will not stop us', says YSRCP; demands judge-led probe
YSRCP has demanded an inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into alleged police firing in Pulivendula during local body poll nominations. The party accused the ruling TDP government of blocking nominations to claim uncontested victories.
YSRCP moves Supreme Court, alleges nominees blocked in Andhra civic polls
The YSRCP has moved the Supreme Court, alleging that violence and intimidation kept its candidates from filing nominations for Andhra Pradesh's urban local body elections. A vacation bench will hear the plea on October 21, the last date for withdrawal of candidature, with polling due on October 28.
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.
Patnaik asks if BJP's TDP ties are holding Odisha back on Kotia
BJD president and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik has written to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, questioning the state government's silence after Andhra Pradesh notified panchayat polls in disputed Kotia villages. He asked whether the BJP's dependence on NDA ally TDP explains the inaction.