NDA may achieve 100% strike rate in local body polls, says TDP observer

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Rajya Sabha member and TDP leader Chintakayala Vijay speaking to the media in Vizianagaram on Saturday. BJP and Jana Sena Party leaders are also seen.

Rajya Sabha member and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) observer Chintakayala Vijay on Saturday expressed confidence that the TDP, Jana Sena Party (JSP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance would register a massive victory, with a possible 100% strike rate, in the ensuing municipal and Zilla Parishad elections.

Addressing a media conference here, Mr. Vijay said the three parties would contest the elections with perfect coordination and adhere to the guidelines of their respective high commands in the selection of candidates for the Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation, Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs).

Mr. Vijay alleged that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) was making false allegations against the Chandrababu Naidu government out of fear of defeat in the local body elections. He said former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s warning to party leaders against the possibility of unanimous victories for the NDA in several seats reflected the opposition party’s apprehension over the polls.

Earlier, Mr. Vijay held the first review meeting with election coordinators of the three parties at the TDP office and discussed seat-sharing arrangements for the local body elections.

Nellimarla Jana Sena MLA Lokam Madhavi and JSP leaders S. Vishwaksen and Gurana Ayyalu reportedly told Mr. Vijay that the party’s strength had increased at the grassroots level. BJP leaders Vijayananda Reddy, Reddi Pavani and Rajesh Varma said the party had identified candidates in several places and sought allocation of more seats in the corporation and parishad elections.

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