It is people's victory - Y S Jaganmohan Reddy

It is people's victory, says Jaganmohan Reddy Amaravati, May 23.

With his YSR Congress heading for a landslide victory in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy Thursday termed it as people's victory. He also said the YSRC's victory was expected.

MUST READ | Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 LIVE Updates

"I sincerely thank the people who overwhelmingly voted for YSRC and blessed it. I also thank them for exercising their franchise in large numbers and enhanced the value of democracy," Jaganmohan Reddy said in a Facebook post.

"I will live up to the expectations of the people," he promised. Currently, YSRC is leading in over 150 seats of the total 175 in the State. The party is leading in 23 Lok Sabha seats, while the TDP in two.

Reddy asserted that his fight for securing special category status for Andhra Pradesh would continue.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao called Reddy over phone and congratulated him over the YSRC's thumping win in the general elections.

Wishing Reddy all the best, Rao hoped he would lead AP further on the path of progress.

MUST READ | Assembly Election Results 2019 LIVE Updates

The YSRC chief congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP's stupendous performance in the Lok Sabha polls.

He declined to speak about Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

The YSRC Legislature Party will meet here on May 25 to formally elect Jaganmohan Reddy as its leader, party sources said.

The sources said Reddy will take oath as Chief Minister in the temple-town of Tirupati on May 30.

ALSO READ | Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results LIVE