Will Pawan have an impact in AP poll?

In 2009 united AP election, Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party could not play a kingmaker role. It won just 18 assembly seats in the 294-member House. If the party managed to secure greater number of seats, then it would have been a hung Assembly giving a lot of bargaining power to Chiranjeevi. Whereas, Karnataka election presented a different picture. The Janata Dal Secular won 35 seats and Kumaraswamy Gowda eventually got a chance to become CM in the power struggle between BJP and Congress.

Going by these comparative figures, what would be the impact of Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan in present election in AP? Analysts are dismissing the possibility of a big impact if the polling day trends are any indication. It was already clear that Pawan could attract voters in the coastal districts between Guntur and Srikakulam districts. Here also, his party candidates were strong enough to give tight fight in 10 to 15 seats.

There are predictions that Pawan’s party will not cross the single-digit mark in this election. As a result of this speculation, nobody is talking about bettings on a hung assembly this time. Taken as a whole, it is being seen as a straight fight between TDP and YCP. Jana Sena’s influence will be in changing their winning margins marginally.