In Andhra Pradesh, the political battle has shaped into a competition between a coalition and a solo contest. After months of anticipation, the BJP, Telugu Desam Parrty and JanaSena Party forged an alliance in the state, with the TDP rejoining the NDA despite past disputes over the Special Category Status. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has chosen to contest the elections independently.
The ABP Cvoter exit poll data indicates a favourable outcome for the alliance in the Lok Sabha Polls.
Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Contest
The 2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh took place on 13 May 2024 to elect 25 members of Parliament, coinciding with the Assembly Election in the state.
In this election, YSR Congress Party, under the leadership of YS Jaganmohan Reddy, is contesting independently and has nominated candidates for all 25 parliamentary seats.
The National Democratic Alliance, led by the BJP, has formed a coalition with the Telugu Desam Party, led by N Chandrababu Naidu, and Jana Sena Party, led by Pawan Kalyan. Within this alliance, the TDP is contesting in 17 seats, followed by the BJP in 6 seats, and the Jana Sena in 2 seats.
As part of the united Opposition I.N.D.I.A, the Indian National Congress (INC) is contesting in 23 seats, while the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is contesting in one seat, and the Communist Party of India in one seat as well.
In the fray, notable figures such as Andhra Pradesh Congress president YS Sharmila from Kadapa and BJP state chief Purandeswari from Rajamahendravaram are among the candidates vying for seats.
A total of 454 candidates contested Lok Sabha elections, while 2,387 candidates contested in the assembly polls across Andhra Pradesh, as stated by the state's Chief Electoral Officer MK Meena. The state has a total of 4.14 crore voters, comprising 2.02 crore males, 2.1 crore females, 3,421 third-gender voters, and 68,185 service electors.
ABP-CVOTER Exit Polls 2024
BJP could see a huge impact in Andhra Pradesh, which has 25 seats. While the I.N.D.I.A bloc is predicted to draw a nil with just 3.3% vote share, the NDA's partnership with Chandrababu Naidu's TDP is likely to give it a seat share of 21-25 seats with a vote share of 52.9%. Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP, which had swept the elections last time, is predicted to lose with a seat share of just 0 to 4 seats. However, it is likely to have polled 41.7% of the total valid votes.
[DISCLAIMER: Current survey findings and projections are based on CVoter Exit Poll / Post Poll personal interviews conducted on polling day and after polling day among 18+ adults statewide, all confirmed voters, details of which are mentioned right below the projections as of today. The data is weighted to the known demographic profile of the States. Sometimes the table figures do not sum to 100 due to the effects of rounding. Our final data file has Socio-Economic profile within +/- 1% of the Demographic profile of the State. We believe this will give the closest possible trends. The sample spread is across all Assembly segments in the poll bound state. MoE is +/- 3% at macro level and +/- 5% at micro level VOTE SHARE projection with 95% Confidence interval.]