Telugu Desam Party and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu seems to have gone mad after the Centre has made it categorical that there would be no delimitation of assembly constituencies.
With senior Telugu Desam Party leader from Nandyal Shilpa Chakrapani Reddy announcing his defection into the YSR Congress party to support his elder brother Shilpa Mohan Reddy in the ensuing Nandyal by-elections, the Bhuma Nagireddy family is virtually crest-fallen.
Youth Congress leader Vikram Goud, who was injured in a firing last week, had stage-managed the incident and struck the deal for Rs 50 lakh with the gang he had hired to execute the plan, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
YSR Congress party MLA from Mangalagiri Alla Ramakrishna Reddy might have staked claim on the 83 acres of controversial Sadavarthi lands in Chennai by paying Rs 27.44 crore as per the directions of the Hyderabad high court, but it appears it is not so easy for him to take possession of the lands.
Impressed with the Telangana Government’s Annapurna Rs 5 meal centres service in Hyderabad, a team of Municipal Commissioners from Andhra Pradesh are planning to commence the service in their State.
Senior Congress leader and maverick AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh had to pay penalty for his controversial and irresponsible statements without bothering to improve the party position in Telangana. On Tuesday, he was sacked as the party in-charge of Telangana affairs.
Firebrand MLA of YSR Congress party MLA R K Roja on Tuesday said her party would support the campaign taken up by power star and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan to mitigate the plight of kidney patients in Uddanam area of Srikakulam.
Power star and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan might have brushed aside the query from the media as to whether he had any secret “dosti” with Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, but according to political observers, both of them definitely have a tacit understanding.
Popular political strategist and consultant to the YSR Congress party Prashant Kishor seems to be giving innovative ideas to party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy that would go a long way in taking the people into the state.
Telugu Desam Party MLC and senior leader Shilpa Chakrapani Reddy, too, has decided to quit the party and join YSR Congress party, following the footsteps of his brother Shilpa Mohan Reddy, reports coming from Nandyal have indicated.
Power star and Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kalyan on Monday took pot shots, albeit indirectly, at former minister and Kapu strongman Mudragada Padmanbham for making a big issue out of Kapu reservations.
YSR Congress party on Monday challenged the Telugu Desam Party government’s decision to withdraw criminal cases against its Ministers, MLAs and MLCs.
Jana Sena chief and film star Pawan Kalyan called on Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu at the Interim Government Complex (IGC) at Velagapudi on Thursday to discuss the kidney problems in the Uddanam area of Srikakulam district.
YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy’s proposed tour in Nandyal on August 3 to kick-start the party’s election campaign for the ensuing by-elections, is all set to change the fortunes of the party and tilt the scales in its favour.
In what could indicate a major shift in the political landscape of Andhra Pradesh, Jana Sena chief and film actor Pawan Kalyan said he would not hesitate to join hands with YSRC chief Jaganmohan Reddy to fight the decades-old Uddanam kidney disease issue.
