With six MLAs crossing over to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the last 15 days, the opposition Congress party in Telangana looks demoralised ahead of next month's Lok Sabha elections.
The post mortem conducted on YS Vivekananda Reddy, former legislator, minister and brother of late Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy revealed what YSRCP leaders and family members had been suspecting since the time news of his demise in suspicious circumstances, broke out.
The younger generation is all set to take up the mantle in Andhra Pradesh politics as ministers and senior leaders of ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have opted out of electoral race to make way for their political successors.
The indecisiveness of former Anakapalle MP and former minister Konathala Ramakrishna in chalking out his future course of action all these days seems to have cost him dearly in Andhra Pradesh politics.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister makes a tall claim every time that he always does a perfect balance of castes in the selection of candidates in the elections and would justice to all sections of people.
The sudden death of Y S Vivekananda Reddy, younger brother of former chief minister of combined Andhra Pradesh Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, at his residence in Pulivendula in Kadapa district on Friday morning came as a rude shock to his family members and also YSR Congress party rank and file.
Manchu Manoj has shifted his residence to Tirupathi six months ago in the hope to contest from the Chittoor district on YS Jagan Party's ticket as they have family relations with the Andhra Pradesh's opposition leader.
At a time when the political atmosphere in Andhra Pradesh is getting heated up following the announcement of schedule for general elections to the state assembly and Lok Sabha, there has been an unusual silence from Kapu strongman and former minister Mudragada Padmanabham.
YS Vivekananda Reddy, brother of late chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy passed away today morning at his home in Pulivendula due a cardiac arrest.
Andhra Pradesh's ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Thursday night announced its first list of candidates for next month's Assembly elections, containing 126 names.
Popular actor Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena on Thursday launched his party's campaign for next month's elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha, promising Rs 5,000 pension to farmers, KG to PG free education and 10 lakh jobs in five years.
The political equations in Andhra Pradesh are undergoing rapid changes with every passing day, as leaders of a political party are taking quick decision to defect to the royal party, after realising that they are not going to get the tickets in their original party.
The Congress party, which has already lost its sheen in Andhra Pradesh post bifurcation of combined state, is becoming further empty with the exodus of its remaining leaders into other parties.
Bojjala Sudheer Reddy, son of Srikalahasti MLA Bojjala Gopalakrishna Reddy, has reportedly been given the green signal to contest the 2019 election.
A strange situation is prevailing in Andhra Pradesh politics in the ongoing general elections.
