Lagadapati Rajagopal, known as "Andhra Octopus" for his poll predictions earlier, has predicted victory for TDP in AP Assembly polls on May 23, when results will be announced.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) was possible and thus demanded that VVPAT slips be used as ballot papers for "transparency" in the electoral process.
At least 10 battalions of additional paramilitary forces are expected to land in different parts of Andhra Pradesh, especially in sensitive areas, to prevent outbreak of violence on the day of counting of votes on May 23.
The ongoing episode of forgery and criminal conspiracy involving former chief executive officer of Telugu television channel TV9 V Ravi Prakash and his accomplice and actor Shivaji took an interesting turn on Saturday.
Hours before the commencement of re-polling in five polling stations in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission of India on Saturday announced re-polling in two more polling stations.
It is just five days to go for the declaration of results for the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and the fate of the ruling Telugu Desam Party, including its ministers and MLAs will be decided then.
There are to options in front of Chandrababu Naidu to protect himself and his associates: One is to retain power in Andhra Pradesh. This is the primary objective.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday hinted that he does not have any objection if the Telangana Rashtra Samithi or YSR Congress party joined the Congress-led coalition in the post-results scenario.
Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh Gopala Krishna Dwivedi on Friday asserted that re-polling can be held any number times, depending on the nature of complaint and seriousness of the situation.
The Congress party has made it clear that no invitation was extended to Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao and YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy for the meeting of anti-Bharatiya Janata Party leaders called by former Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on May 23.
With the Election Commission ordering re-poll in five polling booth following a demand of the YSR Congress Party, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) too has demanded re-polling in 19 polling booths in seven constituencies across Andhra Pradesh.
It looks like all the doors for former chief executive officer of the popular Telugu television channel TV9 to escape from being arrested in the forgery and criminal conspiracy case have been closed.
After prolonged silence, founder-president of Andhra Intellectuals Forum and chairman of Pratyeka Hoda Sadhana Samithi (Forum for achieving special category status) Chalasani Srinivas is back in the news.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is likely to stage a protest in Delhi later on Friday over Election Commission's (EC) decision to hold re-poll in five polling booths in one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
The entire TDP is praying that the ‘Pasupu –Kumkuma’ scheme launched by Chandrababu Naidu that was originally announced on Jan 25, 2019 will tilt the balance in its favour at the polling booth hen counting takes place on the 23rd of this month.
