The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held before May 2024 to elect all 175 members of the state's legislative Assembly.

Background

The tenure of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 11 June 2024. The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the election,

YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...

formed the

state government A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or ...

, with

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 21 December 1972) also known as Y. S. Jagan or mononymously Jagan, is an Indian entrepreneur and politician serving as the 17th and current chief minister of Andhra Pradesh since 30 May 2019. He is the ...

becoming the Chief Minister.

Schedule

Parties and alliances

Candidates

Issues

Media Showdown in Pre-Election Political Battle

A heated conflict between media giants Eenadu and Sakshi, led by Ch Ramoji Rao and supported by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has escalated into a political battle ahead of the early assembly elections. Both media outlets have taken opposing political stances, with Eenadu criticizing the Jagan Mohan Reddy government and endorsing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), while Sakshi supports Jagan Mohan Reddy's government and criticizes the TDP.

Naidu's arrest

TDP supremo

N. Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to ...

was arrested on 9 September 2023 in an alleged multi-crore skill development scam. The arrest became an election issue in Telangana, which was then soon to enter state polls, with different political parties in the state rushing to support Naidu to woo Andhra settlers. Naidu's son Nara Lokesh said that Naidu's arrest was unfair and alleged that PM Narendra Modi did the same with firms in Gujarat while he was the state chief minister there.

Incidents

Electoral malpractices

Telugu Desam Party chief

accused the ruling

of subverting electoral practices. Subsequently on 28 August 2023 he lodged a complaint with the

Election Commission of India The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, di ...

to ensure all the eligible voters are included and fake voters are removed. He also demanded a enquiry into the transfer of the electoral data to the private agencies and prevent the appointment of grama volunteers instead of teachers for the election duty. He also submitted a documentary evidence of the deletion of 40,000 votes in Visakhapatnam East, 23,000 votes in Vijayawada Central and also at

Parchur Parchur or Parchuru is a town and an Assembly constituency in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also the mandal headquarters of Parchur mandal in chirala revenue division. Geography Parchur is located at . According to the ...

Tadikonda Tadikonda is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadikonda mandal of Guntur revenue division. It forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. Demographics census, Tadikonda village has po ...

and

Uravakonda Uravakonda is a census town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Uravakonda mandal in Anantapur revenue division. The town is a constituent of urban agglomeration. Uravakonda was a once a villag ...

constituencies.

Campaigns

YSR Congress Party

The

launched its "Why AP needs Jagan" campaign on 9 November 2023. The outreach campaign would last for 40 days. Bus yatras will also taken out in all 175 assembly constituencies during the campaign. The campaign has been criticised by the opposition Telugu Desam Party which countered the campaign with the slogan "Why AP hates Jagan". TDP national spokesperson Kommareddy Pattabhiram said that the slogan would be the TDP's official campaign slogan.

Telugu Desam Party and Jana Sena Party

After huge speculation about an alliance between the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jana Sena Party (JSP), JSP chief Pawan Kalyan officially announced the tie of both parties in the 2024 polls on 14 September 2023 amidst the arrest of N. Chandrababu Naidu to collectively fight againt the incumbent YSR Congress Party. A joint action committee was setup, comprising representatives from both parties. The first meeting of the committee was held in Rajahmundry on 21 October 2023, addressing public issues, the latest political developments and steps for better coordination between the two parties.

Jana Sena Party

Earlier to the official formation of the alliance with the Telugu Desam Party, the JSP chief, Pawan Kalyan launched a Varahi Yatra on 14 June 2023 from

Annavaram Annavaram is a temple town on the banks of the Pampa River. It is located in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The village has the temple of Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, a form of Vishnu on the Ratnagiri Hill. Etymolog ...

with a specially designed vehicle named as Varahi to campaign against the YSR Congress Party.

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress (INC) will launch its campaign "Intinti Congress" via a statewide door-to-door campaign on 20 January 2024. The recent successes of the INC in the bordering states of Karnataka and Telangana have enthused the party cadre ahead of the state elections. Chief Minister Jagan Reddy's sister

Y. S. Sharmila Yeduguri Sandinti Sharmila Reddy (born 1974), also known as Y. S. Sharmila, is an Indian politician who is the founder and president of the YSR Telangana Party. She is the younger sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ...

, joined the INC on 4 January 2024 and lead its campaign. After speculation of Sharmila joining the Congress, on 31 December 2023, YSRCP MLA from Mangalagiri,

Alla Ramakrishna Reddy Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, commonly known by his initials RK, is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is former Member of Legislative Assembly, he represented Mangalagiri Assembly constituency as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in ...

resigned as MLA and YSRCP member and said that he would join Sharmila.

References

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