Irrigation Minister Ambati Rambabu stated on Tuesday that the violent incidents that occurred in parts of Andhra Pradesh during Monday's elections were due to police failures.
Though the fate of all political parties in Andhra Pradesh in the just concluded elections to the state assembly has been sealed in the electronic voting machines, the ruling YSR Congress party and the opposition NDA partners – TDP, Jana Sena and the BJP are pretty confident of their victory.
At a time when the YSR Congress party top leaders are expressing confidence that the party will return to power in Andhra Pradesh for a second successive term under the leadership of chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, glamorous actress-turned-politician R K Roja seems to be not very confident of her own victory.
It has been a long time since one has heard about industrialist-turned-former Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal, who shot into fame with his pepper spray incident in Lok Sabha in February 2014 to stop the passage of bill on bifurcation of combined Andhra Pradesh.
The high-stakes electoral battle in Andhra Pradesh has at last come to an end and the fate of the political parties is sealed in the electronic voting machines.
As the parliamentary elections came to a close, social media platforms were flooded with political commentary, live updates, heated debates, and a plethora of memes.
The elections have concluded in Andhra Pradesh. Both sides, YSRCP and Kutami, are confident of their victory with a high margin.
Elections have concluded, and the results are concealed within the EVMs, which will only be revealed on June 4th.
The makers of Kalki 2898 AD are ready to start promoting it now that the election season has passed.
Popular news anchor and founder-chief executive officer of TV9 television channel Ravi Prakash, who is now back in the limelight with his latest digital channel RTV, seems to be considering himself above the rules and regulations of the Election Commission of India.
The YSR Congress party on Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against retired Director-General of Police R P Thakur and suspended IPS officer AB Venkateswara for instructing the police officials to help and favour TDP during polling.
The polling for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh held on Monday witnessed an unprecedented turnout of voters at the polling stations, leading to an intense debate what it would mean for various political parties.
As the high-stakes polling is taking place on Monday, which is set to decide the fate of Telugu Desam Party led by N Chandrababu Naidu and YSR Congress party led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh, tension is mounting among the punters who bet huge money on the outcome of the elections.
Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief Pawan Kalyan and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N. Balakrishna, both leading actors of Tollywood, cast their votes in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
This could be the first time in history, as per a trolling post circulating widely on social media.