The appointment of senior IAS officer K Vijayanand as the new chief secretary of Andhra Pradesh, superseding at least five other IAS officers senior to him, is believed to be an indication to the growing influence of Telugu Desam Party general secretary and state IT minister Nara Lokesh over the administration.
Sajjala Bhargav, the ex-social media head of YSRCP, is facing immense backlash from the upset cadre and social media workers who are now entangled in CBI cases.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy recently announced his intention to launch district tours after Sankranti, treating each parliamentary constituency as a unit.
Kondapalli Srinivas is the minister from Vizianagaram district. He won as an MLA for the first time from Gajapathinagaram and subsequently became a minister.
Jana Sena Party general secretary and senior actor Konidela Nagababu is unlikely to get inducted into the Andhra Pradesh cabinet headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, at least for another three months.
The appointment of senior IAS officer K Vijayanand as the new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has triggered a big debate in the media circles.
Jana Sena Party president and Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan has at last come out in the open with his opinion on the sensational Sandhya Theatre stampede episode of December 4, in which a 35-year-old woman died and her nine-year-old son was hospitalised.
There is news circulating in Srikakulam about the Dharmana brothers, who have been active in politics for four decades, now leaning towards political renunciation.
Yellow media seems to follow a deliberate strategy in its reporting.
As Leader of the Opposition, durinng the election campaign, Nara Lokesh launched a march in Kuppam and publicly announced his 'red book.'
YCP leaders are increasingly seeking their own paths, with many joining other camps. There's a growing fear among YCP members that they may struggle in opposition for the next four and a half years.
An increasing number of leaders are parting ways with the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), led by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, apparently realizing that their political future may not be promising within the party.
If the reports coming from the Telugu Desam Party are to be believed, party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is likely to expand his cabinet on January 8, after doing a brief exercise.
Strange is the attitude of some YSR Congress party leaders. At a time when they are expected to focus on revitalising the party in Andhra Pradesh where it faced a humiliating defeat in the last elections, they are trying to poke their nose into the affairs of neighbouring Telangana.
Recently, Speaker Ayyannapatrudu urged the TDP, Janasena, and BJP not to bring YCP leaders in their parties, citing YCP's actions over the past five years.
