ISAS Insights

Andhra Pradesh is one of two major India states where national and state elections will be held simultaneously on 11 April 2019. Past results seem to suggest that the voters tend to choose the same party in both national and state polls if they are held simultaneously. Opinion polls and ground level reports indicate that the opposition YSR Congress (YSRC) has the edge against the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Anti-incumbency and the inability of the current Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, to get a special package for Andhra Pradesh are some of the factors going against the TDP. A government of the YSRC will continue with the development of Amaravati, but could revisit some of the projects associated with it.