State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar seems to be a changed man, after his visit to Raj Bhavan, last week.
Andhra Pradesh government's advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy has poured cold water on TDP's assertions that the ruling party has been facing resentment in the state, by comparing with the results of the panchayat elections, as YSRCP leaders claimed that TDP has put up a dismal performance in its bastions.
Panchayat election contestants aligned to the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) have captured the most number of sarpanch posts in the just concluded first phase of panchayat elections.
Even after camping in New Delhi for two consecutive days, power star and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan once again drew blank on securing an assurance from the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership on Tirupati parliamentary seat, by-elections for which are scheduled to be held shortly.
Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandraababu Naidu does not let go any opportunity to run down his rival YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, even if the issue pertains to the latter’s family.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a controversial order given by a division of bench of Andhra Pradesh high court comprising Justice Rakesh Kumar (who is now retired) and Justice D Ramesh, which passed serious comments against the YSRC party government led by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
YSRC supporters made a near-clean sweep in the village panchayat elections, capturing majority of the seats in most of the 12 districts that went to polls in the first phase on Tuesday.
There have been many suppositions that Nimmagadda's negative impact will be big on YCP with regard to the results of the ongoing Panchayat elections.
Bhyripuram, a small village in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district has emerged as a champion of unanimous elections in the past 57 years, with no panchayat elections being held there.
The state government seems to have woken up now to sit down and to place all its policies, GOs and Acts, in line with the legal framework.
YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy made a desperate attempt to convince his sister Y S Sharmila to drop her plans to launch a new political party in Telangana, but she did not heed to his appeal.
The Supreme Court is likely to take a final call on the special leave petition by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh challenging the state high court order stalling probe into Amaravati land scam.
The first phase of the panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh kicked off on a peaceful note on Tuesday as voting began at 6.30 am in 18 revenue divisions, official said.
Tension prevailed in Macherla assembly constituency as the deadline for filing of nomination papers for gram panchayat elections ended on Monday.
Remember the Harbour Park land opposite to Ramakrishna Beach in Visakhapatnam?
