Way forward for BJP in Andhra Pradesh
2019 elections saw BJP wave across the country. The same was absent in Andhra Pradesh where they got less than 1% vote share far less than it's traditional vote share even when there was no wave across the country. There are reasons peculiar to Andhra Pradesh for this to happen. Polarisation was so sharp and anti incumbency against TDP government was so intense people looked for an alternative who can replace the TDP government and hence even otherwise traditional voting to BJP went to YSRCP a party perceived to be in a position to defeat TDP. The other reason was Telugu Desam party and its friendly vernacular media succeeded in presenting to the public that BJP did not honour the commitments made at the time of state bifurcation and is the root cause of all the financial problems of the state post bifurcation.But this election also opened political space for BJP to get strengthened in Andhra Prades...
