NDA candidates will win Panchayat elections also: R&B Minister Janardhan Reddy

Roads and Buildings Minister B.C. Janardhan Reddy has exuded confidence that candidates from the NDA alliance will achieve a resounding victory in the upcoming Panchayat elections. He asserted that the overwhelming success secured by the alliance in the Municipal and Parishat elections held recently would be replicated in the Panchayat polls.

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As part of the preparations for the Panchayat elections, the Minister held a review meeting on Sunday (November 15, 2026) with key leaders and party workers from the NDA alliance at Belum Caves in Kolimigundla mandal.

During the meeting, discussions were held about regarding the strategy for the Panchayat elections, coordination among the alliance parties at the village level, active participation of leaders and workers and election preparedness. The Minister urged the alliance leaders at the village level to work in coordination and prepare effectively for the elections.

Mr. Janardhan Reddy said that the YSR Congress Party has weakened significantly in the State to the point where they cannot even find candidates willing to contest on their behalf.

The Minister firmly rejected the YSRCP’s allegations that the state is witnessing lawlessness in the run-up to the Panchayat elections. He dismissed the YSRCP’s claims that the Alliance is intimidating candidates or forcibly binding over leaders of YSRCP through the police even before the nomination stage. “It is a deliberate attempt to mislead the public,” he claimed.

Responding to the YSRCP’s allegations that attacks are being carried out against those who refuse to agree to unanimous elections, the Minister stated that such allegations are irresponsible and only serve to create unnecessary fear and anxiety among the public regarding the electoral process. He also refuted claims that the police are engaging in atrocities or illegal detentions.

The Minister emphasized that the government is committed to ensuring a peaceful and transparent electoral process. The Minister lashed out at YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for resorting to spreading false propaganda against the Alliance government, unable to face defeat.

The Minister called upon the leaders and workers of the alliance parties to work in unison for the upcoming Panchayat elections, further strengthening the party at the village level. He urged them to remain in constant touch with the public and to effectively carry forward the election strategy.