Jagan Mohan Reddy surpasses father YSR with 22 LS, 151 Assembly seats in Andhra, dashes Naidu's state, national ambitions
FirstpostYS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRC defeated N Chandrbabu Naidu’s TDP in both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, turning Naidu’s hopes of playing kingmaker in New Delhi to dust Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s hopes of playing kingmaker in New Delhi turned to dust once the poll results started to come in on 23 May. His rival YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress party’s resounding victory in the 2019 general elections to Lok Sabha brought Naidu’s plans to a grounding halt. Despite having four decades of political experience and 14 years as the chief minister in Andhra Pradesh, Naidu faced defeat in the state.The TDP chief had hoped to call the shots in national politics as a regional satrap, as he had previously done in the role of convenor of the United Front in 1996-98. When Congress gave up its claim to the prime minister’s post in the non-BJP front, Naidu had emerged as a choice of regional parties along with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.