In a utterly dismaying result for Jagan Mohan Reddy, trends show the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leading in 130 seats in the Andhra Pradesh assembly polls.
The TDP allies JSP and BJP are leading in 20 and 7 seats.
YSRCP, in contrast, lead is reduced to 18 seats. The results are also reflecting in the Lok Sabha results with TDP ahead in 16, BJP 3 and JSP 2 while YSRCP is confined to 4.
The state of 4.14 crore electorate voted in the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections on 13 May, marked by a fierce contest between the incumbent Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) led by Jagan and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led BJP-JSP coalition under Chandrababu Naidu.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported a record turnout of 81.86 percent — a two percent increase from the 2019 polls.