Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for winning the Nandyal by-polls.
"Congratulations to Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy Garu & our valued NDA ally, TDP for the big victory in #NandyalByPoll,(sic)," he tweeted.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has won the Nandyal by-polls, by a thumping margin - 27,466 votes.
Celebrating near Naidu's residence, the TDP MLAs said that people have voted for the pro-development agenda set by the Chief Minister.
Naidu, quite elated at the victory, said, "People have again shown confidence and trust in development, welfare and good governance. We will continue our development and welfare activities."
"The same results will be seen in future also. The voters have rejected the vicious and hate speech politics," he added.
It is the first by-polls after three years ever since the state was formed back in 2014 and also after 2014 General Elections.
The small constituency, which falls under Kurnool district of Rayalseema region of the state, originally belonged to the YSRCP.
Bhuma Nagi Reddy died on March 12, 2017 after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in Allagadda, while serving as an MLA from Nandyal.
Allegations of corruption against YSRCP government and party leader Jaganmohan Reddy's comments "to hang and shoot the CM Chandrababu in middle of the road" stirred controversies and are said to have a "negative" impact on his image and hence, could have served as the reasons for the party's loss.
In the last election of this constituency, the majority of winning party won by merely 3,000 votes. But this time it is said that the Nandyal Elections turned out to be one sided win from the beginning.
Reddy campaigned for nearly fifteen days, while many key veteran politicians in the party shifted their base to Nandyal for two weeks.
It is also a jolt for Election Strategist Prasanth Kishor who had entered into a pact with Reddy for the 2019 elections.
Earlier on Wednesday, voting was held under unprecedented security for the Nandyal by-elections.
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