Stunned by the rumours in a section of media as well as social media, obviously closer to the ruling Telugu Desam Party circles, the YSR Congress party leaders are forced to issue statements declaring their loyalty to their party and president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.
Pawan Kalyan's full-time foray into politics has been a topic of discussion for past couple of years.
It is still 20 months to go for the next general elections in Telangana, but the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to start preparations well in advance.
Strike the iron when it is hot – goes the adage. Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu appears to be following this saying to hit YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy below the belt.
For the last two days, actress and firebrand YSR Congress party MLA R K Roja is desperately trying hard to prove her loyalty and commitment to the party and its president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, apparently to counter the reports that some of her own party leaders are trying to hold her responsible for the party’s defeat in Nandyal by-elections.
The victory of Telugu Desam Party candidate Bhuma Brahmanand Reddy in Nandyal by-elections with a huge majority of over 27,000 votes seems to have enhanced the image of Bhuma Akhila Priya, daughter of late Bhuma Nagi Reddy, whose death necessitated the by-elections.
Apparently realising that YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has to put extra efforts to take on Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in the next elections, political strategist Prashant Kishor, who was hired by Jagan to work out election strategies, is learnt to have come up with an innovative idea.
The Hyderabad high court on Tuesday took serious note of the callousness of the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh for failing to respond to its direction for submission of a counter in connection with the withdrawal of criminal cases against several TDP leaders.
Firebrand actress-turned-YSR Congress party legislator R K Roja, known for her loud-mouth and aggressive comments against the rivals, went into a shell soon after the results for Nandyal by-election were announced on Monday afternoon.
Former minister and Kapu strongman Mudragada Padmanabham does not want to give up his fight against the “oppressive” Chandrababu Naidu government but at the same time, getting frustrated with the way the police are not allowing to take out the padayatra.
After the defeat of the YSR Congress party in the Nandyal by-elections with a huge margin has brought the role of political strategist Prashant Kishor in to debate in the social media.
The polling for the Kakinada Municipal Corporation elections began at 7 AM on Tuesday, amidst tense situation in several places with the rival groups belonging to the ruling TDP and opposition YSR Congress party indulging in clashes at several places.
A report carried by Economic Times on Tuesday exposing the 'unwarranted intimacy' between a Supreme Court judge and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is creating ripples in the media circles and triggered intense debate over the nexus between the executive and the judiciary.
Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who was roped in by the YSRC, saw his image take a beating on Monday after his gameplan bombed in the Nandyal bypoll.
The outcome of the Nandyal by-elections has laid to rest all the speculations doing rounds in the political and media circles about the possibility of the Bharatiya Janata Party deserting the Telugu Desam Party and joining hands with the YSR Congress party before 2019 elections.
