Times Now dropped a Survey all of a sudden predicting that YSR Congress is going to win 24-25 MP seats in the coming elections. Within seconds of the survey telecast, YSR Congress media, supporting media channels and social media teams picked up the Survey and publicized it big time.
TV9 even did a special program on the Survey within no time after the Survey got telecast on Times Now.
The timing of the survey telecast and the survey report itself are doubtful.
Firstly, winning 22 seats in 2019 is a sensation. Better it is next to impossible considering the fact there will be anti-incumbency. The recent MLC election results are an indication that all is not well.
Even if considering YSRCP’s version Graduates are only a section of the voters. It is clear that a section is not happy. Then, getting 24-25 seats is next to impossible.
The number 24-25 seems to be planted to suit the agenda of ‘Why Not 175?’ of the YSR Congress.
A decreased number but still YSR Congress winning would have been much more believable but Jagan is greedy here.
Immediately after coming to power, in 2020, Jagan Government sealed an Rs 8.15 cr deal with Times Group to boost the image of Andhra and its leaders. The Government was constantly in touch with all major National News channels and did everything to be in their Good books. So, these survey reports are not unexpected.
In the recent MLA-quota MLC elections, four MLAs jumped ship and voted for the TDP’s candidate. There are reports of more MLAs doing the same. So, Jagan is worried and it looks like this Survey is planted to instill confidence in them.
But Ground conditions look very bleak. It is a joke if Jagan believes people and MLAs ignore the Ground conditions and fall for these fake planted surveys.
Now, the question is how much was paid to telecast this survey and who paid it – the party or the Government (in any form).
