{
  "id": 13737792,
  "title": "BJP eyes two of three municipalities in North Kadapa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/bjp-eyes-two-of-three-municipalities-in-north-kadapa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:50:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bjp-eyes-two-of-three-municipalities-in-north-kadapa/article71571810.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahead of the local body elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is targeting two out of the three municipalities in Kadapa district, according to seat-sharing negotiations among National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliances. This development comes amidst cordial relations between BJP and its alliance partners, attributed to the personal rapport shared by their leaders.\n\nThe BJP, which holds a strong political presence in Jammalamadugu and Badvel assembly constituencies, is eyeing the chairperson's post in two of the three municipalities in the region. Jammalamadugu constituency is unique, as it comprises two municipalities - Jammalamadugu and Yerraguntla - where BJP MLA and Government whip C. Adinarayana Reddy holds significant influence. Similarly, in the neighboring Badvel (SC) constituency, BJP candidate Panathala Suresh, who is also the party's State SC Morcha president, has previously contested in elections.\n\nAdinarayana Reddy is insisting on a share of municipal leadership positions and believes the BJP can secure victories in any of the allotted municipalities. He expressed confidence during an informal conversation with The Hindu, stating, \"The NDA alliance is bent on defeating the YSRCP. The BJP knows how to extract maximum share from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) by following the coalition dharma. At the same time, we are ready to give up our stake if it helps defeat our common opponent.\"\n\nAdinarayana Reddy's nephew, C. Bhupesh Reddy, serves as the TDP district president. Both leaders are committed to resolving issues through discussions. In a recent press conference alongside Bhupesh Reddy, Adinarayana Reddy emphasized that the close ties between the TDP-BJP-Jana Sena cadre in the region would facilitate the defeat of YSRCP candidates with ease.\n\nAdinarayana Reddy has reportedly worked out several alternate seat-sharing plans to accommodate reservation categories applicable to wards in urban local bodies.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "BJP targets two out of three municipalities in Kadapa district for local body elections.",
    "NDA alliance aims to defeat YSRCP, with BJP-NDA ties strengthened by personal rapport."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}