Strange is the attitude of some YSR Congress party leaders. At a time when they are expected to focus on revitalising the party in Andhra Pradesh where it faced a humiliating defeat in the last elections, they are trying to poke their nose into the affairs of neighbouring Telangana.
Recently, Speaker Ayyannapatrudu urged the TDP, Janasena, and BJP not to bring YCP leaders in their parties, citing YCP's actions over the past five years.
For quite some, there have been rumours in the media circles about a well-known media baron heading a Hyderabad-based Telugu media house being in relationship with a Tamil Nadu-based Telugu woman.
As the Allu Arjun case is snowballing into a major issue of confrontation between the Telugu film industry and the Telangana government, sources said some seniors in the film industry are planning to meet chief minister A Revanth Reddy to sort out the issue.
Speculation is rife about JD Lakshminarayana’s possible return to Jana Sena.
Mani Shankar Aiyar and KVP Ramachandra Rao are two Congressmen who have had similar career trajectories towards the latter part of their political careers.
With several senior leaders and their followers quitting the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in the past six months, party president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is reportedly planning to attract potential leaders from the Congress to strengthen his party.
There was significant buzz that Naga Babu would soon be sworn in as a Cabinet Minister, as announced by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
Amaravati and NTR have long been central pillars of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), symbolizing its founder’s legacy and its vision for Andhra Pradesh’s future.
Stage is set for the entry of former deputy chief minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas alias Alla Nani into the Telugu Desam Party, even as discontent is brewing in the TDP’s Eluru district unit over the development.
There have been frequent reports from the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government that chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been giving strict warnings to the ruling coalition MLAs against illegal extortions from wine shop dealers and interfering in liquor dealings.
Jana Sena Party president and Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday had a half-an-hour meeting with Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the state secretariat.
The sudden decision by Jana Sena Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan to recommend his elder brother and party general secretary, K. Nagababu, for a berth in the Chandrababu Naidu cabinet has surprised many.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s attempt to settle the dispute between former MLA J C Prabhakar Reddy and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA C Adinarayana Reddy over fly ash transportation from Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant seems to have little impact.
In the colorful world of Telugu politics, a curious jail sentiment has taken hold: spend time behind bars, and you might just land the Chief Minister's chair.
