Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary, KS Jawahar Reddy and Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta left for Delhi on Thursday to give an explanation to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in connection with the violence during and after polling on Monday.
YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is believed to have a lot of faith on the predictions of popular astrologer Venu Swamy on the outcome of the assembly elections in the state.
A video of Venu Swamy travelling along with Jagan in a car has gone viral on social media on Wednesday. It is not immediately known and verified when this video was taken and where, but according to sources, the video was released to the media by none other than Venu Swamy himself.
In the video, one can see Venu Swamy seriously explaining something to Jagan and the latter was giving a patient hearing with a smile on his face to what the astrologer was telling. It appeared as if Venu Swamy was describing to Jagan what the possible outcome of the election would be.
It may be mentioned that Venu Swamy has been openly proclaiming in the debates conducted by various television channels that Jagan is going to come back to power for a second successive term with a big majority.
“The stars of Jagan are very much in his favour and there are enough indications in the astrology that he would emerge victorious. All planetary movements show that the YSRCP will come back to power again,” he declared.
Venu Swamy, however, predicted that ministers like R K Roja, Ambati Rambabu and Gudivada Amarnath would face a tough time in the elections. But YSRCP candidate from Nellore parliamentary constituency V Vijay Sai Reddy would have greater chances of winning compared to TDP candidate Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, he said.
It is official that the Election Commission of India has clearly banned exit polls and predictions till June 1, when the last phase of polling is completed across the country, three days before the announcement of election results.
Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress has accused the Election Commission of bias in the conduct of elections in the state and also in dealing with complaints about violence during and after polling.
Two days after polling in Andhra Pradesh for simultaneous elections to the state Assembly and Lok Sabha, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday participated in the special puja for the continuation of his government.
It is still 18 days to go for the declaration of results of the just concluded elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha in Andhra Pradesh and candidates of the major political parties are keeping their fingers crossed over the poll outcome.
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday took serious cognizance of the growing violent incidents in different parts of Andhra Pradesh even after two days of polling held on Monday.
Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders in the Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh even as fresh incidents of post-poll violence were reported from some other districts on Wednesday.
In a tragic incident, five people were charred to death when the bus they were traveling in caught fire after colliding with a lorry.
Elections are over, and many of the close aides who supported the party leaders of all parties are now in vacation mood.
A post by Janasena supporters, who are predominantly Kapus, is going viral and has been forwarded many times.
A day after polling in the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday exuded confidence that his Congress will win 12-13 out of 17 seats in the state.
Andhra Pradesh, which witnessed an intense electoral battle this time with ruling YSR Congress party and Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) putting up a spirited fight, recorded the highest-ever poll percentage on Monday, when the polling was held.
A special court for CBI cases at Nampally in Hyderabad on Tuesday granted permission to YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to go abroad from May 16 to June 1.
Within hours of the closure of polling in Andhra Pradesh, violence erupted in different pars of the state with both the YSR Congress party and Telugu Desam Party cadres indulged in attacks on each other.
