New Delhi: The states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu with total 128 Lok Sabha seats would play a significant role in formation of government at the centre as counting of votes beigns across the country after massive seven-phase Lok Sabha election ended on Sunday last.
Andhra Pradesh with 25 seats, Karnataka, 28, Kerala 20, Telangana 17 and Tamil Nadu with 38 will have major role in government formation as the counting of votes begins across the country.
The fate of leaders such as K. Chandrashekar Rao, N. Chandrababu Naidu, M.K Stalin, Jagan Mohan Reddy and HD Kumaraswamy will be decided.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief is contesting from Kuppam seat. Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress (YSRC) chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy is contesting from Pulivendula and Pawan Kalyan of Jana Sena is contesting from Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram.
In Karnataka, BJP candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh has locked horns with Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in Mandya.
Wayanad in Kerala is a high profile seat as Congress president Rahul Gandhi has locked horn with BJP's Thushar Vellapally. Congress leader and two-time MP Shashi Tharoor battles against BJP's Kummanam Rajasekharan in yet another important parliamentary constituency Thiruvananthapuram.
In Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter K Kavitha is fighting against Congress' Madhu Yakshi Gowd.
