The National Democratic Alliance government led by Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre, which was stubborn on privatising the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant at any cost in the last four years, seems to have changed its mind, at least for the time being, thanks to the political developments both at the centre and in Andhra Pradesh.
It appears that Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is consciously avoiding appointing Kamma officials to key positions, unlike in his previous administration.
Kapu leader and former minister Mudragada Padmanabham has finally fulfilled his vow to change his name as Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy following the victory of Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan in Pithapuram assembly constituency.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is determined to develop Amaravati as the world-class capital city of the state, is looking for financial sources to fulfil his objective.
As expected, several IAS officers of Andhra Pradesh, who were loyal to YSR Congress party president and former chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy have been shown the door, in a major reshuffle of as many as 19 bureaucrats on Wednesday.
Andhra Pradesh's new Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh plans to bring radical changes in the education sector, and had started working on his action plan even before taking charge of his portfolio.
With Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu deciding to appoint Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu as the State Assembly Speaker, it was expected that the Deputy Speaker post would be given to the TDP’s alliance partner—the Jana Sena Party, headed by power star Pawan Kalyan.
With YSR Congress party led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy losing power in the just concluded assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, several party leaders are said to be looking for jumping into other parties to safeguard their political future.
In a significant political development, Jana Sena Party (JSP) president K. Pawan Kalyan took charge as the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and the Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Environment, Forests, and Science and Technology on Wednesday.
After the triumphant victory of the Alliance and forming the government in Andhra Pradesh, the newly sworn-in ministers Pawan Kalyan, Nara Lokesh, and Vangalapudi Anitha
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance is likely to face a significant challenge as several senior leaders from the YSR Congress Party (YSRC) accused of corruption attempt to seek asylum in the BJP.
As expected, Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has begun changing the names of all the welfare schemes implemented by the previous YSR Congress Party regime by removing the prefix Jagananna from them.
After the Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance came to power with a massive majority in Andhra Pradesh, there were concerns about whether TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu would give any importance to his alliance partners—the Jana Sena Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Six months before the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu had made an impassioned appeal to the people, to either vote his party to power or else he would retire from politics.
By-election for two seats of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council under MLAs quota will be held on July 12, announced the Election Commission on Tuesday.
