{
  "id": 20184670,
  "title": "BJP confident of NDA continuing its winning streak in forthcoming A.P. local body polls, says P.V.N. Madhav",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/bjp-confident-of-nda-continuing-its-winning-streak-in-forthcoming-a-p",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T14:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bjp-confident-of-nda-continuing-its-winning-streak-in-forthcoming-ap-local-body-polls-says-pvn-madhav/article71704929.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader P.V.N. Madhav expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would maintain its winning streak in the upcoming gram panchayat polls as part of the second phase of local body elections in Andhra Pradesh. He stated that the nomination process for the elections, which will cover 23 municipal corporations and municipalities, had already begun. Madhav mentioned that the BJP, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and the Jana Sena had discussed candidate selection and seat-sharing arrangements to ensure coordination among the three parties during the elections. He also highlighted the coalition government's equal emphasis on welfare and development, with the Central and State governments working together to boost Andhra Pradesh's progress. The BJP, TDP, and Jana Sena each planned to contest a maximum number of sarpanch, deputy sarpanch, and ward member positions in the elections, Madhav said. The coalition government had signed around 900 memoranda of understanding worth nearly ₹9.9 lakh crore at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, with representatives from 46 countries and several Union Ministers in attendance. Over 70% of the investment agreements signed at the previous summit had already been implemented, according to Madhav, reflecting investors' confidence in the state.",
  "summary": "TDP, JSP and BJP have had held discussions on candidate selection and seat-sharing for elections to 23 ULBs in State, says BJP Andhra Pradesh unit president",
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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."
}