NDA dominates Kurnool, Nandyal ZPTC and MPTC polls; YSRCP puts up fight in Anantapur

In the recent ZPTC and MPTC elections held in Kurnool and Nandyal districts, the NDA parties emerged victorious, securing a majority of the seats. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) claimed the top spot with 175 out of 357 MPTC seats, followed by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leading in 34 of those seats. Among the other NDA partners, the Jana Sena Party (JSP) claimed one seat, while the BJP secured two.

Independents led in three places, and the CPI secured two. In the ZPTC elections, the TDP won four seats, while the JSP secured the Peddapappur seat. The TDP also won all 13 MPTC seats in Kalyandurg rural mandal. YSRCP's Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav expressed congratulations to the winning candidates and encouraged them to focus on the development of their respective constituencies.

In the combined Kurnool district, the TDP-led NDA secured 48 out of 54 ZPTC seats, while the YSRCP managed to win around six seats. The alliance candidates captured nearly 90% of the MPTC seats. In Kurnool district, none of the 26 ZPTC seats were elected unanimously, with the TDP-led alliance claiming 23 seats and the YSRCP securing the remaining three.

In Nandyal district, eight out of 28 ZPTC seats were elected unanimously, with elections held for the remaining 20 seats. The TDP won 18 of these seats, and the YSRCP secured two. Nandyal MP Byreddy Shabari Reddy played a crucial role in securing ZPTC and nine of the ten MPTC seats in her home mandal, Pagidyala.