Terming the May 13 elections in Andhra Pradesh as the ‘Battle of Kurukshetra’, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Friday that he is ready to stand with the poor to defeat the rich.

Elections for the 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh will be held simultaneously on May 13, while the results will be declared on June 4.

Addressing a large public meeting at Yemmiganur village as part of his ‘Memantha Siddham’ yatra, Jagan Reddy termed the public as his star campaigners.