VISAKHAPATNAM — Vote counting for Andhra Pradesh's municipal elections began on Tuesday morning amid political friction, with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) taking early leads in several regions, including the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) wards.
As the results unfolded, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy sharply criticized Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and accused the State Election Commission of acting at the ruling party's behest. Jagan condemned the electoral process and demanded a repoll in Pulivendula following reported clashes and allegations of irregularities, while other reports noted isolated incidents involving journalists and polling booths.
