vijayawada is known as political capital of Andhra Pradesh. Major political parites here are Telugu Desam Party, Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Earlier it was a strong centre for Congress (I) and Communist Part of India (Marxist). With the entry of TDP, the scenario has changed. It is also a center for cpi(ML) groups politics. As per political View vijayawada East and West, Kankipadu are the main Constitutions. Kankipadu is the biggest one among them.