Opinion | Win State Polls, Dominate Lok Sabha: What Past Andhra Elections Reveal About 2024 Outcome

The election in Andhra Pradesh is primarily a contest between TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy (R) of the YSRCP. ( Image Source :X and PTI )

Andhra Pradesh goes to the polls in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 13. As the state votes for its 25 Lok Sabha MPs, elections are also being held for the Andhra Pradesh assembly of 175 members.  Since bifurcation in 2014, when the state was split to create Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has largely been a battleground for regional parties Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), with the Congress – once a dominant force in the state – and the BJP