Archive · 13 Sep 2026
NDA Forms Nine-Member Panel for NTR Local Polls
The NDA coalition has created a team of nine leaders to prepare for local elections in NTR district.
The team has three members from each of its three political parties.
They will plan how the parties should work together.
They will discuss which party should contest each seat.
The team wants to prevent coalition members from competing against one another.
Elections will cover cities, towns, villages and local councils.
Important positions include the Vijayawada Mayor and the NTR Zilla Parishad chairperson.
The committee met at NTR Bhavan on Saturday and wants the coalition to win as many seats as possible.
The NDA coalition formed a nine-member NTR District Coordination Committee for upcoming urban and rural local body elections.
The panel includes three representatives each from the Telugu Desam Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Jana Sena Party.
It will coordinate campaigns for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, municipalities, Nagar Panchayats, ZPTCs, MPTCs and Gram Panchayats.
The committee will assess local strengths, finalise seat-sharing and seek to avoid friendly contests among coalition partners.
Leaders are particularly focused on the Vijayawada Mayor and NTR Zilla Parishad chairperson posts, as well as leadership roles in four other areas.
- Who
- The NDA coalition, represented by the Telugu Desam Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Jana Sena Party, formed the committee.
- What
- A nine-member coordination committee was created to plan for urban and rural local body elections.
- When
- The committee met on Saturday; the elections are upcoming, but no date is specified.
- Where
- The committee met at NTR Bhavan and will coordinate efforts across NTR district, including Vijayawada.
- Why
- To develop a joint strategy, finalise seat-sharing, avoid friendly contests and secure a majority of local-body seats.
Coalition Coordination
Local Party Interests
Seat-sharing
Coalition Coordination
The coalition committee intends to assess local strengths, finalise seat-sharing and avoid friendly contests.
Local Party Interests
Leaders from the three parties are interested in major posts and leadership positions in several local areas, creating the need to balance party interests.
- Committee size
- Nine members
- Party representation
- Three members each from TDP, BJP and Jana Sena Party
- Vijayawada wards
- The expanded Vijayawada Municipal Corporation will have 86 wards
- Gram Panchayats
- The strategy will cover 288 Gram Panchayats
- ZPTCs
- A new NTR Zilla Parishad chairperson will be elected through 16 ZPTCs
- Election objective
- The committee is targeting a 100% strike rate
- Key posts
- The Vijayawada Mayor and NTR Zilla Parishad chairperson posts are major areas of interest