Kolusu Parthasarathi, a rebel MLA of Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) here on Monday while another YSRCP MLA Vasanta Krishna Prasad announced that he too would follow suit in a day or two.
YS Jagan has yet to announce the candidates contesting in the upcoming elections. Although the in-charges have been designated, it is widely assumed that
Several Telugu Desam Party leaders, who could find their names in the first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, are tense, as party president N Chandrababu Naidu is left with too little options to accommodate them.
Honourary chief priest of Lord Venkateshwara Swamy temple of Tirumala Dr A V Ramana Deekshitulu was on Monday sacked from his post for alleged controversial remarks on the temple policies.
There were high expectations when Chiranjeevi's party PRP was launched in 2008. However, there were many flaws in the party's management.
The ardent followers of TDP- Mahasena Rajesh and Kolikipudi Srinivas Rao, were given Gannavaram (SC) and Tiruvuru constituencies respectively by the TDP, to contest as MLAs in coming elections.
Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y. S. Sharmila Reddy has lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police in Hyderabad against some individuals running a malicious campaign against her on social media.
Pawan Kalyan once again proved his ignorance and foolishness with his statement.
Kammas and Reddys, two socially and politically powerful castes in Andhra Pradesh, have got the lion's share in the first list of 99 candidates announced by TDP-Jana Sena combine on Saturday for forthcoming Assembly elections.
Rajya Sabha member and regional coordinator for YSRC in North Andhra, Y V Subba Reddy, stated that the final list of ruling party candidates and the party’s manifesto for the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be unveiled after the fourth and final phase of Siddham, scheduled near Prakasam and Bapatla on March 3.
Jana Sena Party, which has been claiming to have gained a lot of ground and consolidated its position in erstwhile combined districts of East and West Godavari districts in the last four years, was expecting to get a lion’s share in the number of seats in these districts as part of alliance with the Telugu Desam Party.
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As expected, the announcement of first list of candidates by Telugu Desam Party-Jana Sena Party combine has triggered a lot of unrest, anger and revolt from the party leaders and cadres of both the parties at several places.
In a significant development preceding the forthcoming assembly elections, political heavyweights Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan have jointly unveiled the initial list of candidates for the TDP-Janasena alliance.
After more than four years of rebellion against YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, rebel MP from Narasapuram Kanumuru Raghu Ramakrishna Raju has finally called it quits from the party.
The first list of candidates belonging to Telugu Desam Party-Jana Sena Party alliance is ready and is most likely to be released jointly by TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan at 11.40 am (IST) on Saturday, considered to be auspicious muhurtam on account of Magha Pournami.
