Amid sweltering heat, leaders of all political parties participated in a high-decibel campaign across Andhra Pradesh, pitching themselves and their parties as the best. Over the last one month, the people of Andhra Pradesh witnessed these leaders sweating it out to push their prospects and agenda into the voters. While some hired choppers, some ended up touring doing roadshows and public meetings.
In case of Telugu Desam Party, the party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu stood on top in addressing the most number of elections meetings. The total number of meetings AP chief minister address across Andhra Pradesh are 110 meetings, despite him being nearly 20 years older than his YSRCP and Jana Sena counterparts.
Meanwhile, YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy who took part in public rallies and used his chopper extensively to do road shows, participated in 68 meetings. Jagan was also criticised for heading back to Hyderabad everyday evening and taking frequent breaks from campaigning. On the other hand, Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan, who toured across the state, participated in 60 meetings. In the process, he also fell sick due to sunstroke and had to be hospitalised for a day.
Going by the performance, number of meetings covered by leaders of all the parties, Chandrababu is way ahead of Pawan and Jagan. In fact, he has strived more compared to his younger counterparts who are generally expected to work more. Known as a workaholic and a relentless fighter, Chandrababu has proved that age is just a number. Looks like Pawan and Jagan will have to work doubly hard to impress people of the state as the benchmark set by Chandrababu is way too high.
