Early trends in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections indicate a strong performance by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which has crossed the halfway mark. The ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is lagging behind, securing gains in only 10 seats so far.
In Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on 28 seats, while the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is trailing.
The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in both Andhra Pradesh and Odisha commenced at 8 AM. The Odisha Assembly election seeks to elect 147 members to the state’s Legislative Assembly. The state conducted the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections simultaneously from May 13 to June 1, in four phases.
In Odisha, the BJD, aiming for another term under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has held the post for over 24 years, contested all 147 seats. The BJP also contested all 147 seats, while the Indian National Congress fielded candidates in 145 constituencies, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) contested 7 seats.
In Andhra Pradesh, Assembly elections were held on May 13 alongside the Lok Sabha polls. The YSRCP contested all 175 seats independently, seeking another term. The TDP fielded candidates in 144 seats, while the Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP) contested 21 seats, and the BJP contested 10 seats.
Prominent candidates in the Andhra Pradesh elections include Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of the YSRCP, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, and JSP’s Pawan Kalyan.
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