Jagan accuses TDP government of malpractice in local polls

YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the ruling TDP-led government of electoral malpractice in recent local body elections, while saying his party’s vote share increased compared with the 2024 elections. He made the allegations at a review meeting with party leaders from several districts in Tadepalli on November 11, 2026.

Jagan said the alleged irregularities began with the announcement of the election schedule and continued through vote counting. He accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s government of misusing official machinery, intimidating opponents and manipulating results, including reversing victories won by YSRCP candidates. He said the party would have secured a higher vote share if the elections had been conducted fairly.

The reports provided no vote-share figures or election records to verify the comparison with 2024. Jagan’s allegations and his account of the party’s vote share were statements made at the meeting; the reported accounts did not independently substantiate them.

Party leaders who attended the meeting also described alleged problems at counting centres. They said authorised election agents were replaced by bouncers, votes cast for YSRCP...