As the campaigning for the by-elections to 18 assembly seats and Nellore Lok Sabha seat in the state is coming to an end, the fortunes of major political parties are said to be fluctuating rapidly.
During the initial days of campaigning, the political pundits predicted that the Telugu Desam Party would win at least two to three seats, while the Congress and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi would win one seat each and the remaining seats would be bagged by the YSR Congress party headed by Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. It was predicted that the TDP would win Tirupati, Prathipadu and even Payakaraopet seats and stand second in at least half a dozen seats, while the Congress would win Narsapuram seat.
But as the campaigning progressed, there appears to be rapid changes in the equations. While the Congress party is said to have improved its position considerably, the TDP has taken the back seat in several constituencies.
The latest position, according political observers, is that the Congress would a couple of seats, while the TDP might draw a blank and the TRS would win the Parkal seat.
The TDP might end up losing deposit in at least 10 constituencies, while the Jagan party would win not less than 15 seats. The Congress is trying hard to get its tally increased by another two or three seats.
