June 4 : TDP President Chandrababu Naidu is set to take oath as Andhra Pradesh's new CM on June 9, party sources say.

With a landslide victory in 158 out of 175 Assembly constituencies, Naidu's returning to power for the fourth time.

He's 74 and has served as CM before - from 1995 to 2004 and in 2014. Naidu's alliance with Jana Sena and BJP seems to have done the trick. TDP's leading in 131 segments and 16 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats. Naidu's son Lokesh is also ahead in Mangalagiri.

The TDP chief also became the first chief minister of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh following bifurcation in 2014.

Naidu, whose party suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the YSR Congress Party in 2019, has bounced back five years later, riding the anti-establishment wave.

His alliance with the Jana Sena Party (JSP) of actor-politician Pawan Kalyan and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared to have played the game changer.

With a clear lead in 131 segments, TDP has secured a huge majority on its own. Naidu himself was leading the Kuppam constituency, which he has been representing since 1989.

Naidu’s son and TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh was also ahead in the Mangalagiri constituency. Lokesh had suffered defeat from the same segment in previous elections.

The Naidu-led party was also leading in 16 out of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies. The tripartite alliance was ahead on 21 seats.

In 2019, TDP could win just 23 Assembly and three Lok Sabha seats.