Forty-six year old Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, president of YSR Congress party is going to be the next chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
The people of the state reposed tremendous confidence in Jagan’s leadership, as the reports pouring in from different parts indicate that the YSRC is heading for a landslide victory by winning more than 150 assembly seats out of 175 in the state.
It is an all-time record for any political party in the entire country, which cannot be broken anytime in future.
And for the Telugu Desam Party headed by so-called shrewed and seasoned politician N Chandrababu Naidu, it is a humiliating defeat. His party is most likely to end up with less than 25 seats.
And Jana Sena Party headed by actor Pawan Kalyan, which was believed to be a plant of the TDP, might win just one seat, as per the latest reports.
Pawan Kalyan himself is set to lose in both the assembly constituencies – Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram with huge margins. And about the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, there is nothing much to say.
The victory of Jagan was of course a foregone conclusion immediately after the polling that was held on April 11 and almost all exit polls have predicted that YSRC would come to power in Andhra Pradesh. But, the results have gone beyond their expectations.
Jagan successfully cashed in on the anti-incumbency atmosphere prevailing in the state against Naidu government. At the same time, the people had no other alternative except Jagan.
The strong sentiment among the people for a special category status to Andhra Pradesh has also helped victory.
Above all, Jagan’s marathon padayatra spanning over 3,600 km and 14 months also catapulted him to the massive victory.
In the Lok Sabha elections too, the YSRC is set to get massive victory. Out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in AP, the YSRC was leading in 21 seats and the TDP in the remaining four.