As Assembly Election 2024 counting progresses in Andhra Pradesh, incumbent chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP is being steamrolled by the TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance. Nara Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party and its allies are ahead in 127 seats while YSR Congress has been reduced to just seven. Andhra Pradesh has a total of 175 seats.
According to the latest counting reports, Chandrababu Naidu and Co. have made inroads into the YSRCP stronghold of Rayalaseema, where it is leading in over 40 of the 52 Assembly seats. Meanwhile, TDP has managed to perform well in East and West Godavari districts as well. As many as 15 of the 26 YSRCP ministers are trailing in the respective seats, local media reports said.
Jana Sena chief K Pawan Kalyan is leading from the Pithapuram seat while Chandrababu Naidu is ahead from Kuppam. Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh is also leading from the Mangalagiri seat, where he lost the 2019 polls to YSRCP in 2019.