The biggest shock for the Opposition Telugu Desam Party in the just-concluded Municipal elections is that it has lost badly in all the three proposed capitals – Vizag, Vijayawada and Kurnool. The YSRCP registered unprecedented successes in all these three places.
It is now very clear that Chandrababu Naidu’s attempts to rake up regional passions on the issue of Amaravati has been rejected lock, stock and barrel. In all the three major municipal corporations, the party ate a humble pie. It has also proved that the agitation for continuing Amaravati as the sole capital for AP is an artificially manufactured one. The TDP, which pulled all stops to ensure a victory in both Guntur and Vijayawada, wanted to show that the voters of this region are opposed to the shifting of the capital. But, the results have left Chandrababu benumbed. Even in the panchayat elections, the TDP fared very badly.
Now Chandrababu Naidu will perhaps have to rethink his strategy.He may even have to think whether the whole Amaravati agitation is worth continuing. He may even have to devise special strategies to woo Vizag and Kurnool voters, who have rejected his party completely.
