The newly formed alliance between Telugu Desam Party headed by former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party headed by power star Pawan Kalyan seems to have got a new name – Telugu Jana Vijayam.
The Congress will make a declaration on special category status to Andhra Pradesh at the March 1 public meeting at Tirupati, state Congress chief Y. S. Sharmila Reddy said on Wednesday.
The alliance between Telugu Desam Party and the Jana Sena Party has dashed off hopes of several ticket aspirants in both the parties, as they are losing their bastions as part of seat sharing.
In another setback to YSR Congress Party in the run-up to elections, Ongole MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy on Wednesday resigned from the party.
As expected, YSR Congress party’s Lok Sabha member from Ongole parliamentary constituency Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy on Wednesday quit the party and is all set to join the Telugu Desam Party sooner or later.
The question of why Pawan Kalyan chose to change his constituency from Bhimavaram to Pithapuram has sparked speculation and analysis.
Seeking to turn every controversial issue to its political advantage ahead of the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Desam Party on Tuesday quickly jumped into action to politicise the sacking of Indian cricketer Hanuma Vihari from the Andhra team captaincy for the Ranji Trophy.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government in Andhra Pradesh of having no vision and mission.
YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy gave his piece of mind to the party leaders and cadre, telling them that it’s time for them to act and see that the party will win 175 out of 175 seats.
Although Pawan Kalyan holds the position of president in the Jana Sena party, Nadendla Manohar, unofficially considered the party's president, holds the number 2 position.
The disqualification of eight MLAs by Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Tammineni Seetharam on Monday night, for shifting their loyalties to other parties, did not come as a surprise to anyone.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and Andhra Pradesh Congress Y. S. Sharmila Reddy on Tuesday termed as shameful the alleged humiliation of cricketer Hanuma Vihari, who decided never to play for Andhra after he was pressured to quit as captain.
After the super success of three cadre meetings of YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Siddham” meetings at Bheemili, Eluru and Ananthpur, the YSRCP has decided to take forward the Siddham campaign to the district level.
In this election season, everyone in Andhra Pradesh politics is busy with their activities at the grassroots level.
A mock drill held on the floating bridge at RK Beach, which simulated the detachment of the viewpoint from the pier, stirred up concern in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
