Archive · 20 Aug 2026
NDA Walkout Precedes Unopposed Election of YSRCP Deputy Chairman
Tumati Madhava Rao was chosen to be the Deputy Chairman of Andhra Pradesh’s Legislative Council.
He was elected without anyone competing against him.
Members of the ruling TDP-led NDA alliance left the chamber before the vote.
They stayed away while Madhava Rao took charge.
YSRCP members celebrated and congratulated him.
They said the ruling alliance should have been present.
They also asked the Council to discuss alleged problems with Mega DSC-2025 and the sports quota.
The NDA chief whip said the members were following their party’s decision to stay out.
YSRCP MLC Tumati Madhava Rao was unanimously elected Deputy Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.
TDP-led NDA ministers and members walked out before the election and did not return until proceedings ended.
Three nomination sets were filed, all proposing Madhava Rao, leaving him unopposed.
YSRCP members criticised the ruling alliance’s absence and raised issues involving Mega DSC-2025 and the sports quota.
NDA Chief Whip Panchumarthi Anuradha said the alliance had decided not to attend the election or the assumption of office.
- Who
- YSRCP MLC Tumati Madhava Rao was elected Deputy Chairman; TDP-led NDA ministers and MLCs were absent during the election.
- What
- Madhava Rao was unanimously elected and assumed the office of Deputy Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.
- When
- Wednesday; the Council resumed at 11 a.m., and the election and congratulatory programme followed.
- Where
- The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in Vijayawada.
- Why
- The election proceeded after the NDA members walked out and chose not to attend, according to Chief Whip Panchumarthi Anuradha.
YSRCP Position
NDA Position
Absence during election
YSRCP Position
YSRCP members described the ruling alliance’s absence during the election and assumption of office as undemocratic and a violation of House traditions.
NDA Position
NDA Chief Whip Panchumarthi Anuradha said TDP and its allies stayed outside the Council in accordance with the party’s direction.
Council discussions
YSRCP Position
YSRCP members reiterated allegations of irregularities in the implementation of Mega DSC-2025 and the sports quota and demanded discussion of them in the Council.
NDA Position
The articles do not state the NDA’s position on those allegations.
- Elected official
- Tumati Madhava Rao, YSRCP MLC
- Election result
- Unanimous and unopposed
- Nominations
- Three sets of nomination papers were filed, all proposing Madhava Rao
- Absent alliance
- TDP-led NDA members, including TDP, BJP and Jana Sena ministers and MLCs
- Presiding authority
- Council Chairman Koyye Moshen Raju announced the result
- Issues raised
- YSRCP members called for discussion of alleged irregularities involving Mega DSC-2025 and the sports quota
- NDA explanation
- Chief Whip Panchumarthi Anuradha said the alliance decided not to attend the election or assumption of office