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The defection of Chirala MLA Karanam Balaramakrishna Murthy from Telugu Desam Party into the ruling YSR Congress party along with his son Karanam Venkatesh and former MLA Paleti Rama Rao has caused a little disgruntlement in the group of former MLA Amanchi Krishna Mohan, who represented Chirala in the past.

As expected, YSR Congress party has bagged several mandal parishad and zilla parishads unanimously, without any contest, amidst allegations by the opposition parties that the ruling party had prevented their candidates from filing nominations.

The spate of defections from Telugu Desam Party into YSR Congress in the last few days, particularly ahead of the local body elections, has definitely come as a rude shock to the party and its president N Chandrababu Naidu.

Jana Sena Party founded by power star Pawan Kalyan has completed sixth year of its formation on Saturday.

The ambitious programme of the YSR Congress party government in Andhra Pradesh for distribution of 25 lakh house site pattas for the landless poor on March 25 coinciding with Ugadi festival has been put off.

For the last three days, senior Congress leaders in Telangana have been openly attacking Pradesh Congress Committee working president and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy for adopting an aggressive posture to project himself as the next PCC chief.
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After a hefty increase in the RTC bus fares, Telangana government headed by chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to increase power tariff and also property taxes in the state to mop up additional revenues for the state.

For the first time, Bharatiya Janata Party has complained to the Centre against atrocities allegedly being perpetrated by ruling YSR Congress party against its political rivals during the ongoing elections to local bodies in the state.

The exodus of senior party leaders from Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh continues, shaking the party right from its roots in several districts.

The nomination of two ministers – Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose and Mopidevi Venkata Ramana to Rajya Sabha by YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has triggered speculation over the possibility of a cabinet reshuffle in the state in the coming days.

In a few days from now, senior Congress leader K V P Ramachandra Rao would be losing his Rajya Sabha membership. He will be virtually jobless after that.

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday virtually pulled up Director General of Police Gautam Sawang for not ensuring law and order in the state and for creating an atmosphere of panic in the villages of Amaravati.

Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is going through the toughest period of his political career.

If at all YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy decides to expand and reshuffle his council of ministers, senior party leader and three-time legislator from Macherla Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy is the front runner for the cabinet berth.