Amaravathi sources stated that the YSR Congress Party, led by YS jagan Mogan Reddy, on Thursday stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh with a landslide victory, winning 148 seats in the 175 member Assembly. Meanwhile the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) was leading in two other constituencies. Furthermore the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which was in power, bit the dust across the state, only bagging 19 seats so far while being ahead in 5 other seats.
Further on its electoral debut, actor pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP) won just a single seat. The actor himself lost both the seats he contested. Apparently the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had four seats in the previous Assembly, drew a blank this time while Congress could not open its account in the second successive election in the truncated state. Perhaps dashing all hopes of Chief Minister and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, the YSRCP wrested power with a massive mandate.
Moreover jagan, as the YSR Congress chief is popularly known, will be taking oath as the new Chief Minister on May 30 in Vijayawada. As per report the results came as a huge shock to Naidu, who was not only confident of retaining power in the state but was hoping to play the role of kingmaker at the Centre.
