Jana Sena Party, led by Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, swept the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in Andhra Pradesh on 4 November 2026, winning every single seat it contested and posting a 100 per cent strike rate for the second consecutive electoral cycle. The result mirrors the party's flawless performance in the 2024 general elections, reinforcing its standing as the second-most consequential force in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition.

Mayoral Victories and Key Numbers

Jana Sena claimed the mayorships of both Vijayawada and Eluru municipal corporations, the two corporations allocated to it under the NDA seat-sharing arrangement. Beyond the corporations, the party won the chairperson posts of all 14 municipalities and three nagar panchayats it contested. Notably, the party's reach extended well beyond its existing Assembly strongholds into new towns, signalling organisational expansion under the coalition framework.

Vangaveeti Radhakrishna Elected Vijayawada Mayor

The most closely watched contest was in Vijayawada, where Vangaveeti Radhakrishna — a former MLA who joined Jana Sena only days before the polls — was elected mayor by a commanding margin. Radhakrishna secured 2,65,888 votes, defeating YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate Rayana Bhagyalakshmi, who polled 1,35,016 votes — a winning margin of 1,30,872 votes. Radhakrishna is the son of the late Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga, a prominent Vijayawada leader who was killed by a rival faction in 1988 while sitting on a hunger strike. Radhakrishna had previously won the Vijayawada East Assembly seat in 2004 on a Congress ticket, and contested the 2009 Assembly elections on a Praja Rajyam Party ticket — the party floated by actor and Pawan Kalyan's elder brother Chiranjeevi. Jana Sena's Reddy Appalanaidu was elected mayor of Eluru Municipal Corporation.

NDA's Broader Clean Sweep

The Jana Sena result was part of a wider NDA dominance across the 100 ULBs that went to polls. The coalition won 94 ULBs in total, with its candidates elected as mayors in 11 of 13 corporations; counting was still under way in Ongole at the time of reporting. The opposition YSRCP managed to win only one corporation and three municipalities. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the chairperson posts of all four municipalities it contested, though it lost the Anantapur Municipal Corporation mayoral post — a seat left for BJP under the seat-sharing deal — to YSRCP's Ramesh Goud, who defeated BJP's Ajeesh Babu. TDP rebels emerged victorious in two municipalities.

Significance and What It Means Going Forward

Jana Sena's back-to-back perfect strike rates — 21 Assembly seats, two Lok Sabha seats in 2024, and now a full sweep of ULB contests — cement its role as a disciplined and electorally reliable partner within the NDA. The party's strategy of absorbing leaders from both TDP and YSRCP and fielding them in new geographies appears to have paid dividends in this cycle. With urban local governance now under NDA control across most of Andhra Pradesh, the coalition is positioned to shape civic administration ahead of the next state electoral cycle.