In Andhra Pradesh, the Velamas have always been loyal followers of the Kamma community and by extension, the TDP.
The recent surveys conducted by a couple of national media houses predicting massive victory for the YSR Congress party in the Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh has become a big morale booster for the party leaders and cadre.
Andhra Pradesh minister for cooperation C Adinarayana Reddy is said to be under tremendous pressure to shift from his Jammalamadugu assembly constituency to Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming general elections.
Andhra Pradesh police suspect Florida-based Non-Resident Indian and Coastal Bank director Chigurupati Jayaram, who was found dead in his car in Krishna district on Friday, was murdered by someone close to him over some financial dispute.
A day after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu lashed out at a BJP legislator in the assembly, the party on Saturday called him an 'assembly rowdy' and alleged that he was in 'deep frustration'.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu would have been sitting in the opposition benches in the state assembly had his party not entered into an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014 elections.
If one were to go by the allegations of YSR Congress Party senior leader and Rajya Sabha member V Vijay Sai Reddy, there are no jobs for locals in Kia Motors, the prestigious cars factory set up by the Korean automobile giant near Hindupur in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
For a change, Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu wore a complete black dress on Friday in protest against the injustice meted out to the state by the Centre.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday wore a black shirt to protest against the Centre's 'step motherly' treatment to the state and for not fulfilling its promises including granting special category status.
YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday kick-started a new campaign -- Jagan Anna Pilupu (Brother Jagan is calling) – to attract village-level neutral influencers and present before them a potential alternative to rule Andhra Pradesh.
TDP chief and AP N Chandrababu Naidu created a false hype on Tuesday by launching Kia car plant production in Anantapur though the company is yet to install even required machinery for the purpose with an aim to garner political mileage in upcoming Assembly.
As the election fever in Andhra Pradesh heats up, there is a lot of speculation over the winning prospects of the TDP Ministers from Rayalaseema.
The all-party meeting convened by Vundavalli Arun Kumar turned into a slanging match between the TDP and BJP.
Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he addressed him as 'sir' to satisfy his ego for the sake of the state.
Former Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal, who had gone silent after his predictions on Telangana assembly elections were proved completely wrong, came out of his hibernation on Wednesday.
