Kakinada sources have stated that the ruling Telugu Desam Party won 32 out of 48 Divisions of Kakinada Municipal Corporation for which election was held this week and the result was declared on Friday. Meanwhile despite TDP's blatant money politics and threats to the voters, the Opposition YSR Congress Party could wrest 10 seats in the election while TDP's ally BJP won in three Divisions. The mayor and deputy mayor will be elected from among the Corporators.
According to sources three candidates not supported by any party also won while Congress party drew a big zero in the election. Moreover the TDP cadres celebrated the victory as the party wrested the Kakinada Corporation after 30 years. The ruling party claimed that Kapus in the town and East Godavari district have trust in CM Chandrababu Naidu despite Mudragada Padmanabham's Kapu reservation movement.
Furthermore YSRCP
leader Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy said the result was not a mandate to the ruling
party or its programs but they won only with money power and by threatening
voters that all government schemes will be cancelled if they don't vote for TDP.
Meanwhile he thanked each voter who voted for YSRCP despite threats and money
offers from TDP.
