AP Mini Elections on the Way. Where Do Parties Stand?

Andhra Pradesh is going to face a Mini Election very soon. Seven Municipal Corporations and Four Municipalities which did not go for elections until now will have the elections by December or January next year. These municipalities were spread across the length and breadth of the state and so can be treated as Mini Election and will be a referendum of a sort for the TDP government.

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Vishakapatnam, Kakinada, Guntur, Ongole, Kurnool, Tirupati and Srikakulam are the Municipal Corporations. Rajam, Nellimerla, Kandukur, and Rajampeta are the municipalities that are going to face elections. All the legal hurdles for the conducting of elections began. The voter lists for these elections are being finalized and Wards Reorganization is being done.

The government will then decide the numbers of SC, ST, BC, Men, Women voters and will then announce Ward Reservations. The Elections Result will indicate if the Special status issue is really bothering people in the state. On the other side, YSR Congress is fully disappointed after the back to back defections and the party is not able to make any mark on people.

Congress party is clueless as ever since the state bifurcation and BJP can fancy its chances only if there is an alliance with the ruling party. So, a favorable mandate for TDP is not difficult unless something unexpected happens. TDP is gearing for a membership drive in November ahead of these elections and TDP already triggered ground work there.