CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: A successful social alliance in Andhra Pradesh
The HinduThe alliance of the Telugu Desam Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Jana Sena Party won the elections in Andhra Pradesh. The leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the strategies of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and actor-turned politician Pawan Kayan, and the overwhelming support of the Backward Classes and Kapus contributed to this win. The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party of Jagan Mohan Reddy has been reduced to 11 seats in the Assembly and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha. The table shows that the TDP allies have got more than 60% of the vote share of the Gouds, Kammas, and Kapus; more than 50% of the vote share of Other BCs, Madigas, and Malas; and more than 30% of the vote share of the Christians, Muslims, the Reddy community, and upper castes.