YSR Congress Party All Set To Wrest Power In AP

Amaravati: The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) appears set to wrest power in Andhra Pradesh as the trends on Thursday showed the party was leading in 69 seats in the state's 175-member Assembly.

YSRCP was leading in 139 seats while the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was trailing with leads in just 29 seats. Actor Pawan Kalyan's party Jana Sena was leading in two constituency, according to the information available with the Election Commission of India at 11.30 am

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's party was racing ahead of across the state ever since the initial trends started emerging. YSRCP was also ahead in 24 Lok Sabha constituencies while TDP candidates trailing. Counting of votes began at 8 a.m. in all 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies across the state amid tight security.(IANS)