Telangana Congress party, which is desperate to come to power in the next elections, seems to be facing severe dearth of leaders who can work dedicatedly to the party’s victory.
YSR Congress party on Saturday took strong exception to the comments of Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu that leader of opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy should surrender all his additional assets acquired through alleged illegal means after 2004 to the government.
The appointment of Punjabi actress Poonam Kaur as the brand ambassador of handlooms in Andhra Pradesh has taken everybody by surprise.
The reports that Telugu Desam Party leadership is planning to field former glamorous actress Vani Vishwanath from Nagari assembly constituency against firebrand actress-turned-sitting MLA from YSR Congress party R K Roja really spiced up Andhra politics.
The way Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu rejected the designs prepared by UK-based architectural firm Norman Fosters and Partners for the government buildings of Amaravati, the new capital of the state, surprised even the CMO officials and his own cabinet colleagues.
YS Jagan has a good following among the poor sections of society and the rich. But the middle-class which constitutes an important voting block and is essentially comprised of Brahmins, Vaishyas and other respected communities is not impressed by YS Jagan.
It appears to be the end of road for Transstroy India Limited, promoted by Telugu Desam Party MP from Narsaraopet Rayapati Sambasiva Rao.
The opposition parties in Telangana seem to have realised that it is not so easy to beat the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi headed by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in the next elections in 2019.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has not yet taken any decision on asking Nalgonda MP Gutha Sukhender Reddy to resign and hold by-elections to the Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat.
Now that the Congress party is more or less being wound up in Andhra Pradesh, all the party leaders are looking for alternatives to safeguard their political future.
Politics is a tricky game and various elements impact one's chances. Pawan Kalyan who floated Jana Sena way back in 2014 is still talking about creating a base and recruiting cadre.
The YSR Congress party has pooh-poohed the so-called call given by Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu for protection of rivers in the country and said it was Naidu who was responsible for drying of rivers.
Telugu Desam Party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh is yet to learn diplomacy in politics and the art of controlling his mind and tongue while making public announcements.
YSR Congress party on Thursday demanded that the Chandrababu Naidu government make public the allocation of funds in the annual budget for building the capital city and the details of amounts received from the Centre for the purpose.
The construction of Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, seems to be an unending saga, as the state government headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is taking more time in finalising the designs of several government buildings.
