NDA seals YSRCP’s fate in rural local body polls by winning 499 ZPTC and 5,861 MPTC seats

VIJAYAWADA The NDA partners TDP, Jana Sena Party (JSP) and BJP sealed the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)’s fate in the elections to 582 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) by winning 499 (TDP 406, JSP 73 and BJP 20) seats confining the YSRCP to 76 seats. In the elections to 7,768 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs), TDP won 4,806, JSP 938 and BJP 117 (total 5,861). YSRCP won 1,711 MPTCs, CPI (M) 15, Congress 9 and Bhajuan Samaj Party 3.

Gram Panchayat polls from Nov. 26 Meanwhile, the State Election Commission set the stage for elections to Gram Panchayats in three phases i.e on November 26 and 29 and December 2, for which the Commission will issue notifications on November 13, 16 and 19. The SEC announced the lifting of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in 100 Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Corporations and Municipalities) following the completion of elections to them.

However, the MCC is in force in the rural areas where elections are due on the given dates.