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

ANANTAPUR The NDA parties won a majority of the ZPTC and MPTC seats in Kurnool and Nandyal districts, while the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) put up a strong fight against the ruling coalition in Anantapur district, according to the latest reports. In Anantapur district, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won 175 of the 357 MPTC seats and was leading in another 85. The YSRCP won 34 seats and was leading in 37 others.

Among the other NDA partners, the Jana Sena Party (JSP) was leading in one seat, while the BJP had won two. Independents were leading in three places and the CPI in two. Of the five ZPTC results declared, the TDP won the Tadipatri, Rayadurg, Peddavadugur and Yellanur seats, while the JSP secured the Peddapappur seat.

In Kalyandurg rural mandal, the TDP won all 13 MPTC seats. Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav congratulated the winning candidates and urged them to work for the development of their constituencies. In the erstwhile combined Kurnool district, the TDP-led NDA secured 48 of the 54 ZPTC seats, while the YSRCP won around six.