NDA wrests Kadapa ZPTCs from YSRCP

TDP zonal coordinator Reddeppagari Srinivasa Reddy is greeted by party workers and candidates following the party’s thumping victory in the municipal and ZPTC elections, in Kadapa district. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

In a record-breaking performance in the district represented by former Chief Minister and YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the TDP-led NDA swept most of the ZPTC and MPTC constituencies in the recent elections.

Of the sixteen ZPTC seats that went to polls, the TDP bagged 12 and its ally Jana Sena won two, leaving the other two to YSRCP. The remaining were declared as won unanimously much ahead of the elections.

TDP zonal coordinator Reddeppagari Srinivasa Reddy, Pulivendula TDP in-charge B.Tech Ravi, and government whip C. Adinarayana Reddy (Jammalamadugu BJP MLA) left no stone unturned to ensure the victory of NDA in Kadapa, which was once considered the YSRCP’s stronghold.

Pulivendula, the home constituency of Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, gave a unique result this time, as it came both as a let-down as well as a face-saver for the YSRCP. Both the Vempalle and Vemula ZPTC seats won by the YSRCP in Kadapa district are from this constituency. However, the TDP wrested the remaining seats—Pulivendula, Simhadripuram, Thondur, and Lingala.

Veteran politician and TDP former State vice-president Putha Narasimha Reddy is a major aspirant for the Kadapa ZP chairperson’s post.

When the TDP was at its low in the district, Mr. Narasimha Reddy had contested as its candidate in Kamalapuram constituency multiple times, taking head-on against Y.S. Jagan’s maternal uncle P. Ravindranath Reddy. He has reportedly secured the support of all the constituency in-charge leaders this time.

On the other hand, having won the Jammalamadugu and Yerraguntla municipalities in his constituency, Mr. Adinarayana Reddy, who holds considerable sway in northern Kadapa, has sought the ZP chief post for his nephew C. Rajesh Reddy.

Published - November 10, 2026 09:15 pm IST