Bharat Decides 2019: YSRCP wins 149 seats

2019-05-24 00:11:39

Jaganmohan to take oath as CM

• YSR Congress chief, Jaganmohan Reddy will take Oath as the state's chief minister on May 30 in Vijayawada. On the same day, elected MLAs of the YSR Congress will meet and elect Reddy as their leader, according to party sources.

2019-05-23 23:46:35

CM Chandrababu Naidu resigns

• After accepting defeat, Chandrababu Naidu submitted his resignation to Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan.

2019-05-23 22:34:11

Chandrababu Naidu wins from Kuppam

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu won the Kuppam Assembly seat by a margin of 30,722 votes against his YSR Congress rival K Chandramouli.
• Chandrababu bagged 1,00,146 votes of the total of 1,81,499 votes polled, while Chandramouli managed 69,424.

2019-05-23 18:42:13

YSRCP wins 89 seats, Jagan Mohan's euphoric rise continues

• Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress has won 89 seats in the assembly elections and is still leading in another 61 seats. With this margin, YSR breaches the number to form the government. Amaravati set to witness the rise of Jagan as the new CM of Andhra Pradesh. 

2019-05-23 17:29:22

Pawan Kalyan set for a major upset, likely to lose both seats

In a major shock, Pawan Kalyan, the Jana Sena chief and Chandrababu Naidu's star campaigner in 2014, loses in Bheemavaram Constituency and trails in Gajuwaka. From the current trends, it remains to be seen where the votes from the Kapu caste went. Kapu's comprising of 15% of Andhra Pradesh population have historically given their entire votes for a particular candidate. During the campaigning, Jana Sena were wooing the community to gain a major vote bank in Andhra Pradesh politics.

2019-05-23 16:00:24

Narendra Modi congratulates Jagan

On his way to becoming the Prime Minister for a second consecutive term, Narendra Modi congratulates fellow winner, Jagan Mohan Reddy from Andhra Pradesh and Naveen Patnaik from Odisha. Modi went on to tweet his wishes in Telugu. 

2019-05-23 14:54:48

Four YSRCP candidates win from different constituencies

• YSRCP candidate Kolusu Partha Saradhi is leading from Penamaluru while Botcha Satyanarayana wins from Cheepurupalli. Besides, Dharmana Prasada Rao of the YSRCP wins from Srikakulam constituency and Tammineni Seetharam of YSRCP is leading from Amadalavalasa.

2019-05-23 14:13:15

As Saffron wave grips India, Jagan wave strikes hard in AP

• As BJP is set to gain a clear mandate in the Lok Sabha polls, the YSR Congress has replicated BJP's form in Andhra Pradesh, sweeping all 25 parliamentary seats in the state. Jagan Mohan reddy's relatively new political outfit has routed the TDP in all parliamentary constituencies thereby killing CM Chandrababu Naidu's National political ambitions. 

2019-05-23 13:43:26

YSRCP leading on 150 seats: Ummareddy Venkateswarlu

• Ummareddy Venkateswarlu, YSRCP, Andhra Pradesh said that out of 175 assembly seats, YSRCP is leading on 150 seats. People have confidence in Jaganmohan Reddy to lead the state. He said the public doesn't want Chandrababu Naidu to rule the state.

2019-05-23 13:09:41

Chandrababu Naidu to submit resignation today

• As TDP stands routed from the state, incumbent Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is set to submit his resignation today. Slow infrastructure development in the state coupled with the Special Category status issue might have swayed the tide in favour of YSR Congress. 
   

2019-05-23 13:05:11

Jagan to take oath on May 30: Ummareddy Venkateswarlu

• Ummareddy Venkateswarlu, Senior leader and Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, has claimed that YS Jaganmohan Reddy will take oath as Chief Minister on May 30. 

2019-05-23 12:51:08

Jagan leads with 40,000 votes

Jagan leads with 40,000 votes

• Jagan Mohan Reddy of the YSR leads with 40,000 votes from Pulivendula assembly constituency. Counting is underway in 175 assembly constituencies in the state. 

2019-05-23 12:19:00

YSR Congress party workers celebrate the historic mandate

• Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party workers celebrate following the lead taken by the party in both state as well as parliamentary elections. 

2019-05-23 11:29:04

YSR Congress set for a huge mandate, leads in 143 seats

• Reminiscent of the times when Y S Rajashekhar Reddy ruled the state, Jagan Mohan is all set to sweep the assembly polls with a landmark verdict. YSR Congress, formed in 2011, followed by the infamous Padayatra, is leading with 143 seats in the assembly elections. 
   

2019-05-23 11:12:12

Chandrababu Naidu's son trails YSR Congress candidate

• TDP leader Nara Lokesh trails YSRCP candidate Alla Ramakrishna Reddy by 2,000 votes in Mangalagiri assembly seat.

2019-05-23 10:57:13

Pawan Kalyan trails YSRCP's Tippala Nagireddy

• Pawan Kalyan continues to trail in Gajuwaka Assembly constituency by 206 votes. 

2019-05-23 10:26:52

Assembly election: YSRCP marches on

• Jagan Mohan Reddy's appeal to the Backward Community seems to be the deciding factor in the Andhra Pradesh assembly election as YSR Congress races on with a lead of 135  out of total 175 seats. 

2019-05-23 10:22:20

Chandrababu Naidu survives an early scare, regains lead

Chandrababu Naidu survives an early scare. He is leading by a slender margin of 1000 votes from Kuppam.

2019-05-23 10:12:07

Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena leads in one seat

• After the first round of counting, Actor-turned politician Pawan Kalyan led Jana Sena Party is leading in one assembly seat. Ironically, it was Kalyan's pitch which helped Chandrababu Naidu come to power in 2014. Recently, he has been critical of the former BJP ally- TDP. 

2019-05-23 09:36:15

YSRCP leads in assembly elections, TDP in Lok Sabha seats

• YSRCP 's Kakani Govardhan Reddy is leading against TDP's Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy in Sarvepalli assembly seat. 
   

2019-05-23 09:33:11

Chandrababu Naidu trails in Kuppam

• Incumbent CM N Chandrababu Naidu is trailing in Kuppam constituency. Naidu, the youngest minister in the Congress cabinet in 1978, joined the TDP, following the coming of NTR as the chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh. 

2019-05-23 09:11:01

YSRCP extends lead in assembly seats

• In Kothapeta and Mydukur Assembly constituencies, YSRCP is leading. With this YSR Congress leads in 35 out of 175 assembly constituencies in the state. 

2019-05-23 09:04:43

Pawan Kalyan trailing in Bhimavaram Assembly constituency

• Jana Sena's Pawan Kalyan trailing in Bhimavaram Assembly constituency. Counting is underway in all constituencies in the state. 

2019-05-23 08:56:27

YSR Congress takes lead in assembly elections

• Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP leading in Guntakal, Rampachodavaram and Yerragondapalem assembly seats. Jagan is locked in a direct battle with the incumbent CM N Chandrababu Naidu. 

2019-05-23 08:50:56

Nara Lokesh leads in Mangalgiri

• N Chandrababu Naidu's son and TDP leader Nara Lokesh leading in Mangalgiri Assembly constituency. Counting of postal votes is underway in Andhra Pradesh. 

2019-05-23 07:37:27

Bharat Decides 2019: YSRCP wins 149 seats

Amaravathi: Counting is underway across 175 assembly constituencies and 25 parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. 

Over 67 per cent of the 90.99 crore electors had cast their vote in the seven-phased elections. This is the highest ever voter turnout in Indian parliamentarian elections.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu won the Kuppam Assembly seat by a margin of 30,722 votes against his YSR Congress rival K Chandramouli, the Election Commission announced Thursday night.

Chandrababu bagged 1,00,146 votes of the total of 1,81,499 votes polled, while Chandramouli managed 69,424. Chandramouli is a retired IAS officer who served under
Naidu as well.

It was the seventh consecutive time that the TDP chief has won the Kuppam seat in his native Chittoor district though his victory margin has seen a decline over the years.

In 2014 elections, the TDP had bagged 102 seats while it's then allied BJP had won four seats.

The YSRCP had won 67 seats while two independents were also elected. 

In the Lok Sabha elections held simultaneously, the TDP had won 15 and the BJP two seats. The YSRCP bagged the remaining eight seats.