NDA alliance sweeps rural local body polls in Andhra Pradesh winning massive seats

The <b>NDA alliance</b> comprising TDP, Jana Sena Party, and BJP has secured a major victory in the rural local body elections in Andhra Pradesh. The partners won <b>499</b> out of 582 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies, leaving the YSR Congress Party with only 76 seats. In the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies elections, the alliance captured a total of <b>5,861</b> seats. The TDP secured 4,806 seats, the JSP won 938, and the BJP bagged 117 seats, while the YSRCP managed to win 1,711 seats. Meanwhile, the State Election Commission announced that Gram Panchayat elections will be held in three phases on November 26, November 29, and December 2. The Model Code of Conduct has been lifted in 100 urban local bodies after elections concluded.