Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Naidu Accuses YSRCP of Blocking Andhra Pradesh Local Polls
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu says local elections should happen soon.
He accuses the YSR Congress Party of trying to delay them because it expects to lose.
The YSRCP has objected over BC reservations and the updating of voter lists, according to Naidu.
Naidu says his government restored BC reservations to 34 percent.
He also says elections are important because villages and towns need elected local governments.
Panchayat elections will not use political party symbols.
Naidu supports letting people directly elect municipal chairpersons and mayors.
He says stopping the elections could make Andhra Pradesh lose money meant for local governments.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu accused the YSR Congress Party of trying to delay Andhra Pradesh local body elections because it feared defeat.
Naidu said surveys were predicting an NDA victory and questioned what the YSRCP could do if voters chose unanimous elections.
He alleged that the YSRCP raised BC reservations and revised electoral rolls as obstacles to holding the polls.
Naidu said BC reservations had been restored to 34 percent after previously falling to 23 percent.
He defended direct elections for municipal chairpersons and mayors and warned that delayed polls could cost the state Finance Commission funds.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and the YSR Congress Party, led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
- What
- Naidu accused the YSRCP of obstructing local body elections and defended changes to local election procedures.
- When
- Tuesday, according to the report.
- Where
- A public meeting at Mogaltur in the Narsapuram Assembly constituency, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Naidu said the YSRCP feared an electoral defeat and was using disputes over BC reservations and revised electoral rolls to delay the polls.
Naidu and State Government
YSRCP Position Reported
Timing of local elections
Naidu and State Government
Naidu said the YSRCP was raising procedural issues to delay elections because it feared defeat and argued that local polls were essential for governance.
YSRCP Position Reported
The YSRCP reportedly objected to the BC reservation process and sought to defer elections until the revised electoral rolls were completed.
Unanimous elections
Naidu and State Government
Naidu said villages need unity and asked what could be done if voters themselves chose candidates unanimously.
YSRCP Position Reported
YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had warned party leaders that he would not tolerate unanimous elections.
- Speaker
- N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Target of criticism
- YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)
- Expected result
- Naidu said surveys predicted an NDA victory in the local body polls.
- BC reservation
- Naidu said the government restored the quota to 34 percent from 23 percent.
- Panchayat elections
- They are being conducted without political party symbols.
- Municipal elections
- The government has introduced direct elections for municipal chairpersons and mayors.
- Financial risk
- Naidu warned that delayed local elections could cause Andhra Pradesh to lose Finance Commission funds for local governments.