Jana Sena Party (JSP) president and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan attributed the decisive mandate for the ruling coalition in the rural local body elections to the development and welfare measures undertaken by the government in villages.

From counting trends, the trust people have in TDP-JSP-BJP alliance was evident, he said, thanking the voters for giving what he termed as a decisive mandate in the making.

Mr. Pawan Kalyan noted that the government focused on building infrastructure in the rural areas, supplying drinking water through the Jal Jeevan Mission, and mobilising funds from the Centre under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme.