People will reject Modi in Lok Sabha polls, says Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday that the people of India would reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team in the Lok Sabha elections.

Naidu’s tweets

In a series of tweets, the Telugu Desam Party president said Modi’s team, which he accused of trying to remove the umpire and destroy the system, would be defeated. He said voters would turn down what he called an undemocratic, autocratic, destructive and non-performing team, and choose one that would play by the rules, respect conventions and save Indian democracy.

Naidu appeared to be responding to Modi’s comment in an interview that blaming EVMs was like blaming the umpire after losing a wicket. Modi had said the opposition was searching for excuses to explain its defeat.

Further charges

In another tweet, written in Telugu, Naidu said Modi did not hesitate to insult leaders who had died long ago, and their families, for political gain. He accused the Prime Minister of exploiting the defence ministry and the army, dividing communities and practising vindictive politics, and said a man with such a record was lecturing others on ethics.

He alleged that Modi had undermined democratic institutions over his five years in office. He said the joint fight of 22 opposition parties was meant to protect the integrity of the electoral process and the institutional standing of the Election Commission. He also recalled that Modi had referred to former Chief Election Commissioner J.M. Lyngdoh by his full name, James Michael Lyngdoh, in a reference to his religion, after a decision on the Gujarat elections.

What happened next

In the 2019 Lok Sabha election the BJP won 303 of the 543 seats and Modi was sworn in for a second term on 30 May 2019. In the Andhra Pradesh Assembly election held the same year, the YSR Congress Party won 151 seats and the TDP 23, and Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy became Chief Minister.

See also: Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress Party.

Originally published on 11 May 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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