Hyderabad: In a landslide victory that terminated TDP's 10-year rule in Andhra Pradesh, Congress was close to an absolute majority on its own and was headed for a two-third support in the 294-member Assembly forcing Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to resign.

The Congress-led alliance comprising Telengana Rashtra Samiti and the left parties have won 172 seats and was leading in 48 others. On its own the Congress has won 139 seats and was leading in 39. The TRS has won 21 and was leading in seven others. The other allies CPM and CPI have won seven and five seats respectively and were leading in one each.

The ruling TDP which had 192 seats in the dissolved Assembly has so far managed to win only 33 and was leading in 21 others. Its ally BJP has won just two seats and was leading in one more.

As the results started pouring in, Naidu conceded defeat and announced his decision to tender his resignation to the Governor.

The Congress Legislature Party is meeting tomorrow (May 12, 2004) to elect the Chief Minister who in all probability would be Y S Rajsekhar Reddy.