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.
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.
