How YCP Managed to Secure Second Place in ZPTC & MPTC Polls?

After scoring a record victory in the Municipal polls and reclaiming its strength in the urban centres, TDP-led NDA alliance has now continued its winning streak in the rural local body elections too. The SEC has officially announced the ZPTC and MPTC elections results in AP a while ago, it’s a sparkling Diwali for the ruling TDP. They have bagged the top spot in all the ZPTC and MPTC polls.

According to the final results, TDP won 406 of the 582 ZPTC seats for which polling was held. Clearly, TDP showed its strength. The grass-root level party cadre has come in handy. This is no surprise.

However, what is quite surprising is that the YCP secured the second spot in the overall ZPTC and MPTC tally, excluding unanimous seats. YCP won 76 seats. Jana Sena secured 73 seats and stood at third, while the BJP won a meager 20 seats. Independents bagged six seats, and the CPM won one seat.

In the MPTC elections, as usual, TDP registered a massive victory by winning 4,806 of the 7,768 seats. YSRCP finished second with 1,711 seats, followed by Jana Sena with 938 seats. The BJP won 117 MPTC seats, while independent candidates secured 169 seats. The CPM won 15 seats, Congress secured nine seats, and the BSP bagged three seats.

Interestingly, what caught everyone’s attention was YCP coming in the second-place. Some political observers opine this as cross-voting, reportedly caused by differences between TDP and Jana Sena leaders at the grassroots level.

However, YCP leaders and supporters have a different interpretation of their second position. They are claiming that the rural local body polls results are in sync as the YCP has considerable strength and base in the rural. They are arguing that they have continued public support for their party despite being in the opposition.