Party-wise analysis
The election, which marked the first to be held after NTR's death, served as the battle ground between Naidu-led and Parvathi-led TDP factions to seize NTR's remnant political influence. Naidu's decision to sustain prohibition and subsidised rice scheme, both of which being NTR's populist welfare policies, paid off leading him to the victory over the Parvathi's faction in the election. The TDPN and its allies, CPI and CPI(M), secured 37.9 percent of the votes totalling 19 seats (16 TDP, 2 CPI, 1 CPI(M)) and managed to assert its dominance over TDPLP which secured 10.6 percent of vote share albeit winning no seats.
Securing 39.7 percent of the vote share with 22 seats, the Congress party performed remarkably well given its rather poor performance across the country. Scholars attribute this phenomenon to the voters of the state reacting historically divergent from national politics; the state's electoral politics had been so distinct compared to other parts in the country that the strategies and forecasts had to be mended to suit such needs. The pre-poll forecasts put Congress to have a clean sweep in the state given that it won 31 of the 42 seats in the 1991 general election and thus winning only 22 seats was seen inadequate. Had the TDP not split and contested in conjunction, scholars argue, it would have won 43.2 percent vote share (32.6 TDPN, 10.6 TDPLP), a figure almost equal to what the it secured (43.3 percent) in 1994 Legislative Assembly election. This would have ended Congress with only 6 seats. Thus, scholars argue the Congress party is the principal gainer of the clash between the two TDP factions.
MIM held the contentious constituency of Hyderabad, the state's capital. BJP lost its only seat to Congress. Analysis of the voting patterns in the Hyderabad region indicated that MIM had a robust support base in the urban area of the city and BJP held sway in the rural region often on the account of the TDP split.
Region-wise analysis
In the Coastal Andhra region which is constituted of 21 constituencies, the TDPN won 11 constituencies exceeding the analysts' expectations; the Congress won the remaining 10 constituencies. The Congress party saw a degraded performance in the region as it was only able to secure 41.1 percent of the votes polled compared to the 47.1 percent in 1991 general elections. However, it saw a higher vote share when compared to the 37.1 percent in the 1994 Legislative Assembly election. The TDPN-alliance secured 39.4 percent of the votes, thus witnessing a minimal loss compared to 42.9 percent in 1991 general election.
In the Telangana region constituting 15 constituencies, the Congress won 8 while the TDPN-alliance won 6 and the MIM 1 constituency. The Congress party saw a consistent performance in the region with 37.5 percent of the votes in 1991 general election compared to the 37.3 percent in this election. However, the party took significant gains from the 27.6 percent vote share in the 1994 Assembly election. The TDPN-alliance saw an improvement with 33.2 percent vote share compared to the 29.1 percent in 1991 general election.
In the Rayalaseema region comprising 6 constituencies, Congress won 4 while TDPN won the remaining 2 constituencies. The Congress party saw a detrimental performance in the region compared to the 1991 general election when it was able to win all the 6 constituencies. The votes polled for the party also saw a drop, from 59.7 percent in 1991 election to 43.1 percent in this election. However, it was able to gain compared to the 37.4 percent of the votes in the 1994 Legislative Assembly election. The TDPN-alliance saw an increase in its vote share from 33.2 percent in 1991 general election to 44.8 percent in this election.
