Three days ago former Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal had met Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati. It was not first time that the two leaders met in the last four years and may not be the last before the next round of elections. Though Lagadapati is keeping himself away from active politics, it is said that he is planning to return to the active politics before the next elections.
Though he had quit the active politics after his failure to stop the State bifurcation, he continues to be active in his popular election surveys. His surveys are said to be more accurate and is known as Andhra Octopus. There have been many election surveys circulating in the social media claiming to be the survey of Lagadapati. Everyone takes a look at the survey if it is tagged as Lagadapati’s survey.
On his last week’s visit to Amaravati, Lagadapati had reportedly handed over a detailed note on his latest survey. It is said that the former MP had also given a pack of sweets predicting the Telugu Desam Party’s victory in the next election too. The survey had reportedly given 130 seats to the TDP in the next election, which had placed the TDP in comfortable position, which Chandrababu Naidu himself did not expect. As Lagadapati’s surveys are accurate and trusted by many, Chandrababu Naidu had reportedly expressed his joy on seeing the survey data.
The TDP chief had also reportedly told some of the Ministers and legislators from Guntur district that the survey was surprising and comfortable. While it is too early to make any guessing on the next elections, the survey is keeping the ruling TDP leaders relax and make political moves accordingly.
Keeping the surveys aside, it is not going to be easy for the former Congress leaders to win on TDP ticket next time. In 2014, Congress leaders like Rayapati Sambasiva Rao and J C Diwakar Reddy won because of the transfer of the Congress votes to the TDP in anger against their own party for bifurcating the State. However, this time, the Congress voter may not prefer the TDP as that anger is not there and the Congress vote might stay back with the Congress or might slide towards the YSR Congress.
With two parties support in 2014, TDP was able to get 103 seats, how would TDP would get more than that. In a triangular contest, the results would be more or less similar to the results of Karnataka assembly elections. There would be no landslide victory for any party. Possibility of hung can not be ruled out. CBN failed in controlling his team from looting this time. I am from Narasaraopet. Kodela Sivaprasad Rao’s son and daughter are acting like a collection agents and looting like anything. 90% of Narsaraopet people agrees to this. Majority of poll promises are not fulfilled. He suppressed people from fighting for SCS for four years. Now, YCP is becoming a champion in fighting for SCS and TDP made a U turn and want public to believe them. Now a days, one can not change the mind set of the people with news in Media. Now, social media is reaching to the public more effectively than Print and Electronic media.
I know you are supporting YSRCP based on your post, even i am also from Guntur, we know very well how CBN is ruling.. everyone is believing that’s the reason only he will come next time also. what Jagan will do if in case if he come.. nothing he does’t know anything.. Still CBN is right choice for AP..
There are two kinds of voters in AP now. Those who oppose BJP and those who oppose CBN. The number of people opposing BJP is very very high. YCP and JSP are not opposing Modi at all so that entire vote will go to CBN. The vote opposing CBN or anti-incumbency vote will be split between JSP and YCP. This means CBN will win with a high margin.
This is yellow media’s strategy to project CBN. What I see is that there is a strong opposition to TDP. If they get 30 seats that would be great.
It will be good if CBN gets one more term.