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The Hindu
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G.V.R. Subba Rao

YSRCP pulls out all stops to retain power as opposition parties try to corner it on several fronts

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has tried to pull out all the stops to make a comeback to power while the opposition parties have tried to corner it on several fronts.

The YSRCP has fielded candidates from all 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State for the elections slatred for May 13 (Monday).

In the run-up to the 2019 general elections, YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy released the list of candidates for all 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats at one go. However, the party leadership conducted an elaborate exercise and changed candidates from 81 Assembly segments and a few Lok Sabha seats. The party released more than eight lists naming the coordinators for each Assembly and Lok Sabha constituency, before announcing the final list of candidates in March.

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