Battle for Andhra Pradesh: Can Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP defeat a resurgent TDP for second term in office?

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elections to the 175-member state Assembly being held on Monday. Follow all Live Updates on Phase 4 Polling Here Elections to 175 assembly seats and 25 Lok Sabha seats of Andhra Pradesh are being held simultaneously in the fourth phase of the general elections 2024 on Monday.

In 2019, Jagan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party swept the assembly polls by bagging 151 seats. The party also won 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2019 general elections.

The YSRCP is banking on its welfare schemes and its poll guarantees 'Navaratnalu plus' while the TDP along with its ally partners BJP and Jana Sena are highlighting the failures of the state government and a promise to eradicate unemployment. Also Read: Grassroots focus, cinematic posters: How I-PAC powers Jagan Mohan Reddy's poll campaign in movie-loving Andhra— 5 points The ruling YSRCP is contesting on all 175 seats eyeing another term while as part of a seat-sharing arrangement among National Democratic Alliance partners, TDP is contesting on 144 assembly seats, Jana Sena on 21 and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 10 seats Andhra Chief Minister and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (Pulivendula), TDP supremo and former CM N Chandrababu Naidu (Kuppam), Janasena chief and actor Pawan Kalyan (Pithapuram) are the key candidates in the fray for the assembly polls in the state.

Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Your guide to Phase 4 voting today — From vote timings to weather forecast The Andhra Pradesh CM has also vowed to develop Amaravati as the legislative capital and Kurnool as the judicial capital. "Immediately after YSRCP forms the government in 2024, Visakhapatnam will be made the executive capital as the seat of the government.