In a significant development, Jana Sena Party chief and power star Pawan Kalyan is understood to have decided not to contest the elections in Telangana, but to support the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
When BJP chief Amit Shah visited Hyderabad recently, the Telangana leaders sought clarity from him on whether the saffron party had a tacit understanding with KCR.
Till recently, it was the convention media that had a huge say in influencing voters’ perception. Although that power is still intact, the emergence of social media has proved to be a complete game-changer.
Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan held a public rally at the historic Dowleswaram barrage, Rajahmundry.
Ever since the Income Tax authorities conducted raids for three consecutive days on the residences and offices of Telugu Desam Party Rajya Sabha member C M Ramesh, there have been curious enquiries about this otherwise low-profile MP and his meteoric rise into a super-rich businessman-turned-politician.
One does not know what the Income Tax authorities had found during their three-day raids on the residences and offices of Telugu Desam Party’s Rajya Sabha member C M Ramesh that concluded on Sunday, but they are understood to have certainly triggered panic among several other TDP leaders.
Telangana Jana Samithi president Prof M Kodandaram is deeply upset with the leaks being given by the Telangana Congress party leaders that showed him in wrong light and denigrating his image in public.
It looks like power star and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan is going to cause severe dent in the Telugu Desam Party rather than splitting the anti-establishment vote which would have caused a lot of damage to the YSR Congress party, particularly in East and West Godavari districts.
These days, social media has been extensively used by the political parties to take a dig at their political rivals.
The Jana Sena will be officially competing in its first elections in 2019 and there is a lot of curiosity as to how the Party will fare.
We have seen in the past, how Trivikram Srinivas in trying to strike a balance between entertainment and drama in serious films like Khaleja and Agynaathavasi failed and this affected the performance of both films.
As the electioneering in Telangana is gradually reaching a feverish pitch, Jana Sena Party chief and power star Pawan Kalyan is still undecided as to whether his party should contest the elections or not.
Did Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and caretaker chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao ask Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to wind up the Telangana unit of the TDP?
Interesting as it can sound, as many as 2,663 people belonging to third gender have registered their names as voters in Telangana for exercising their franchise in the ensuing assembly elections.
If the Congress party comes to power in Telangana, Pragathi Bhavan, the present camp office-cum-official residence of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, will become a government hospital.