TDP Breaks Decades-Old Political Strongholds

The latest Parishad election results in Andhra Pradesh have significantly altered the political landscape in several areas where particular parties and influential families had maintained dominance for decades. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) registered major victories across several constituencies, particularly in the home regions of senior political leaders. Union Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu and Andhra Pradesh Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu demonstrated their influence in Kotabommali mandal, where TDP secured all 21 MPTC seats. The MPTC seat in their native village, Nimmada, was won unanimously, while BJP and Jana Sena did not contest in the mandal. TDP also secured all four MPP and ZPTC positions in the Tekkali constituency. In Yerravaram, the native village of Vizianagaram MP Kalisetti Appala Naidu, his brother Kalisetti Bhaskara Rao achieved a historic victory in an area previously dominated by Congress and later YSRCP. TDP also performed strongly in the native villages of MLAs Kuna Ravi Kumar, Mamidi Govinda Rao, Baggu Ramanamurthy and Bendalam Ashok. Meanwhile, BJP secured an uncontested victory in Bantupalli, the native village of Etcherla MLA N. Eswara Rao.

The results delivered notable setbacks to several senior YSRCP leaders in their home territories. Former minister Seediri Appalaraju's native village, Devunaltada in Vajrapukotturu mandal, voted in favour of TDP, with reports suggesting dissatisfaction among local party workers contributed to the defeat. Former Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram also failed to retain his party's influence in Kalivaram, where TDP candidate Tammineni Bharathamma, his sister-in-law, emerged victorious. YSRCP faced defeats in Palasapuram, associated with former Zilla Parishad chairperson Piriya Vijaya and former MLA Piriya Sairaj, and in Pathapatnam-4, the home area of former MLA Reddy Shanthi. TDP also defeated the daughter of MLC Duvvada Srinivas in Lingalavalasa. However, YSRCP managed to retain its positions in Mabagam, the native village of former minister Dharmana Krishna Das, and Patharlapalli, the home village of former MLA Gorle Kiran Kumar. Overall, the results highlighted a shift in local political loyalties, with TDP strengthening its position in several traditional YSRCP strongholds.