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The final count for the AP Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha 2024 elections has concluded, and the Election Commission of India has announced the outcome on 4th June, 2024.
Today’s News :
N Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is set for a comeback in Andhra Pradesh after a stunning victory in the state’s Assembly polls show. The party contested the polls in alliance with BJP and Pawan Kalyan’s Janasena Party.
The YSR Congress party, led by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, contested for all 175 seats, while the Telugu Desam Party, led by N Chandrababu Naidu, fielded candidates in 144 seats. Its alliance partners Jana Sena, led by actor Pawan Kalyan—contested in 21 seats and the BJP in 10 seats.
The TDP, which is now part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) along with the State’s Jana Sena Party (JSP), secured 135 seats. The Pawan Kalyan-led JSP handsomely chipped in by winning 21 seats, while the BJP secured victories in eight seats.
On the other hand, the YSRCP had won 11 seats.
The NDA alliance could win 21 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in State, with the TDP headed for wins in 17, the JSP two and BJP three. One the other hand YSRCP won 4 Lok Sabha Seats.