Chandrababu Naidu's TDP is set to receive three portfolios in the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while the JDU will be allotted two positions, according to sources.
Former MP Vundavalli Arunkumar expressed deep shock over the death of media giant Ramoji Rao.
Within hours of the declaration of assembly and Lok Sabha election results in Andhra Pradesh showing the exit of YSR Congress party government led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, the members of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) made a quiet exit from the Tadepalli camp office.
Iconic media baron and film mogul Cherukuri Ramoji Rao passed away in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 87.
TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh, the son of Andhra Pradesh chief minister elect Chandrababu Naidu, spoke about maintaining a symbiotic relationship with the Narendra Modi-led central government, offering his party's unconditional support to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The houses of two YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders were attacked by alleged supporters of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Friday even as outgoing Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy urged the Governor to intervene to stop post-counting violence against his party members.
Pithapuram Varma, the TDP leader who sacrificed his seat to Pawan Kalyan and worked hard for his victory as directed by Chandrababu Naidu, was attacked by Janasainiks for an emotional reason.
Till Friday evening, there were media reports that Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu would take the oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in Amaravati, symbolically indicating his intent to revive the capital city project.
Even before Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu is sworn in again as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, officials familiar with his priorities have begun reviving his pet projects, which were abandoned during the Jagan Mohan Reddy government.
Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu, who will be taking the oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time on June 12, is reported to have directed the authorities to restore Praja Vedika, a building adjacent to his residence in Undavalli.
A row has erupted over the change of names of institutions and the statues of late Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR) following the change of guard in Andhra Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who would be assuming power for the third consecutive term in a couple of days, is now banking on two major regional parties – Telugu Desam Party led by N Chandrababu Naidu and Janata Dal (U) headed by Nitish Kumar for the survival of the National Democratic Alliance government.
In what augurs well for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Telugu Desam Party President, N Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday expressed satisfaction and happiness over the alliance forming the government at the Centre.
Jana Sena Party chief and actor Pawan Kalyan and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) General Secretary Nara Lokesh are among 81 fresh faces in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Thursday sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu to maintain law and order in Andhra Pradesh and to stop what it calls organised violence against its supporters and minorities in the state.
