Faced with a threat to his own political survival, Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been trying hard to retain his hold on Kuppam, his own assembly constituency.
The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday finally granted permission to the proposed Maha Padayatra by farmers of Amaravati from Thullur to Tirupati, starting from November 1 to December 17, following a direction from the state high court.
For the last two years, Telugu Desam Party has been adopting a particular strategy to run down the YSR Congress party government in Andhra Pradesh led by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
At last, Jana Sena Party led by Tollywood actor Pawan Kalyan has indicated that its friendship with Bharatiya Janata Party in Andhra Pradesh is only temporary and both the parties do not have a common political strategy.
A day after Andhra Pradesh director general of police Gautam Sawang denied permission to the farmers of Amaravati to take out padayatra to Tirupati, the state high court gave them the green signal to go ahead with their programme.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s pot shots at the Andhra Pradesh government four days ago continued to evoke sharp reactions from the YSR Congress party leaders.
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Andhra Pradesh has been facing a piquant situation in the state politics, following the decision of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to totally privatise the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), better known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu failed to get the appointment of Union home minister Amit Shah during his visit to New Delhi on Monday and Tuesday.
Rajya Sabha member from Kadapa C M Ramesh might have shifted his loyalties from the Telugu Desam Party to Bharatiya Janata Party to protect in business interests. But it appears he has not completely lost his affinity to his parent party.
Chandrababu Naidu’s real reason for visiting Delhi was to get back in the good books of the NDA. But what’s surprising is that he more or less admitted the same to the media.
The Andhra Pradesh police have refused permission to the proposed padayatra by the farmers of Amaravati under the auspices of Joint Action Committee from Amaravati to Tirupati starting from November 1 to December 17 to highlight the demand for continuing the capital city at Amaravati.
Veteran Tollywood actor Akkineni Nagarjuna met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday.
Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday accused YSR Congress party MP and general secretary V Vijay Sai Reddy of threatening the Telangana police, who were curbing the ganja mafia indulging in smuggling of narcotics from Andhra to Telangana.
Three days after Telugu Desam Party president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu submitted a petition with President of India Ramnath Kovind seeking imposition of President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress party sought to turn tables on him.
Telugu Desam Party official spokesman in Andhra Pradesh Kommareddy Pattabhi Ram, who was booked for abusing YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in filthy language, managed to get away under the court protection.
