Andhra Verdict

After being in political wilderness for a decade, Chandrababu Naidu propelled the TDP to power in Residuary Andhra Pradesh with his party securing 102 of the 175 Assembly seats in the region. The fledgling YSR Congress headed by Jaganmohan Reddy , a prepoll favourite, was humbled and could muster only 67 seats.
For the Lok Sabha, the TDP-BJP alliance bagged 17 of the 25 seats with the remaining eight going to the YSR Congress.
As expected, the Congress drew a blank and could not open its account in either the Assembly or the Lok Sabha polls. As part of the alliance with the TDP , the BJP managed to get four Assembly seats. Even as jubilant TDP workers took to the streets in Hyderabad and elsewhere, an elated Naidu told the media: “I am a fighter and these election results have proved that. I fought against Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and state CMs, including YS Rajasekhara Reddy , and have always emerged victorious.“
On his part, Jagan said he honoured the verdict of the people and promised to play the role of a constructive opposition.

The Narendra Modi wave appears to have worked for the TDP-BJP alliance while the transfer of the minority votes to the YSR Congress did not yield it the desired results. In perhaps the biggest upset, BJP's K Hari Babu trounced YSR Congress honorary president YS Vijayamma in Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha seat, which was thought of as a sure seat for Jagan's party .
The BJP also won the Narsapuram Lok Sabha seat. Political analysts said that both Modi and Naidu are seen as development leaders and the I electorate plumped for them because the residuary state I needs rapid development.
Except for Kurnool disitrict and to a certain extent Kadapa, it was the TDP that held sway in the Rayalaseema region. Congress deserter JC Diwakar Reddy romped home on a TDP ticket in Anantapur district but in Rajampet Lok Sabha, from where former minister Purandeswari was the BJP candidate, the YSR Congress prevailed.