YSRCP releases list of names for assembly, LS elections in Andhra
Hindustan TimesHours before the announcement of the schedule for the assembly and general elections in Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday announced the list of candidates for all 175 assembly seats and 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Dalit MP from Bapatla Nandigam Suresh read out the names of the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections while Revenue Minister D Prasada Rao disclosed the names of candidates for the assembly polls. The prominent names contesting the Lok Sabha elections include party general secretary V Vijay Sai Reddy from Nellore, former MP Botsa Jhansi Laxmi from Visakhapatnam, Y S Avinash Reddy from Kadapa, P V Mithun Reddy from Rajampet, Kesineni Srinivas from Vijayawada and P Anil Kumar Yadav from Narsaraopet. In 2019 elections, the YSRCP won 151 out of 175 assembly seats and 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats, with a vote share of 49.6%.