From Why Not Kuppam To Losing Pulivendula: Downfall Of The Decade!

The kind of numbers that were witnessed in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh election were truly historic in nature. When Jagan was able to lead YCP to a remarkable victory with 151 seats, many people felt it would mark the end of the opposition parties in the state.

In fact, Jagan himself was so very confident and carried away by this result that he repeatedly said he wants to win all 175 seats in Andhra Pradesh. He repeatedly propagated the coin term “Why Not Kuppam” before 2024 Election.

There were desperate measures to capture the Kuppam seat in the local body election and the Jagan party was successful in the process as the 2021 municipal result from Kuppam was in favour of the YCP.

But things went horrifying bad for the Jagan party in 2024, as it was not just removed from power, but Jagan did not even get the opposition leader status as he had to settle with 11 seats.

From leading a strong campaign, where Jagan was extensively targeting Kuppam, which is represented by Chandrababu, his YCP is in a position where they are unable to retain Pulivendula now.

In a historic result, it is being established that the TDP has secured the Pulivendula municipal election, and this is the first time in history that the yellow party was able to conquer this fortress.

Jagan’s majority went down in 2024 as it slipped from 90,000 (2019) to 60,000 in 2024. This is substantiated by the latest development, where Jagan’s home turf of Pulivendula has been breached by the TDP for the first time in history.

Jagan was so ruthless and ambitious with his campaign after 2019, that he wanted to humiliate Chandrababu by conquering Kuppam. But the tables have turned drastically today with the TDP conquering the iconic Pulivendula in reverse.

This is precisely why people say nothing is permanent in politics as getting to ambitious in power can lead to devastating consequences as Jagan has perhaps witnessed the downfall of the decade in his very own Pulivendula. This remarkable victory will not just energise the local TDP, but also severely deflate the entire YCP ecosystem in Rayalaseema.