Amaravati: YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) had a landslide victory on Thursday as its chief Jagan Mohan Reddy described it as people’s victory.
“It is the victory of people of Andhra Pradesh,” Jagan said in his post on Facebook as the trends showed the YSRCP leading in 150 seats in 175-member Assembly.
According to reports a little past midnight on Thursday, the YSRCP was officially declared as having won 90 Assembly seats and leading in another 60. The TDP won 16 and was leading in eight, while the Jana Sena Party of actor Pawan Kalyan was ahead in one seat. The YSRCP’s vote share was a phenomenal 49.9%, while the TDP’s 39.2%.
The party’s performance was equally impressive in the Lok Sabha election with victories in Eluru, Kakinada, Tirupati and Vizianagaram and a comfortable lead in another 18 of the 25 constituencies, leaving just three for the TDP. The vote shares were: YSRCP 49.2% and TDP 39.67%.
The YSRCP Legislature Party will meet on May 25 to elect Jagan as the leader. The swearing-in is slated for May 30 in Vijayawada.
Jagan thanked the people for blessing the YSRCP with their support and votes and said he would try to live up to the people’s expectations.
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