It has been a long time since ace Indian cricketer-turned-politician Ambati Rayudu was last heard of in political circles.
A senior TDP MLA and former minister from Palnadu district is reportedly discontented.
The Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) headed by political strategist Rishi Raj Singh, which has been hired again by YSR Congress party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy despite failing to secure victory for the party in the last assembly elections, is said to be misleading him again.
There is a young leader who is close to Nara Lokesh. He was a key figure in the TDP student union and secured a nominated post when the alliance government came to power.
Now that senior leader V Vijay Sai Reddy has resigned from the YSR Congress party and relinquished politics, the post of regional coordinator of the party in north Andhra districts has fallen vacant.
Former MP Vijayasai Reddy has earned a reputation as one of the most grounded and accessible leaders in YSRCP.
The resignation of YSR Congress party general secretary and Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy from the party and his post created ripples in the party, triggering a discussion on its repercussions.
The resignation of V Vijay Sai Reddy from his Rajya Sabha seat on Saturday has created another vacancy from Andhra Pradesh in the Upper House and as he himself has admitted, the seat will go to the Telugu Desam Party or its alliance partners – Jana Sena Party or the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Telangana police stepped up their investigation into the alleged mobile phone tapping of several politicians, officials, journalists and even judges during the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government led by K Chandrasekhar Rao which ruled the state till December 2023.
Except for Jagan Mohan Reddy, everyone seems to have understood how ineffective I-PAC has become.
With the budget session of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre is all set to commence on January 31, all eyes are on what favours Union finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman will shower on Andhra Pradesh when she presents her budget on February 1.
In a surprising turn of events, it has come to light that Vijay Sai Reddy, who recently resigned from his position in the YCP, may not be bidding farewell to politics permanently.
The resignation of V Vijay Sai Reddy from the YSR Congress party and Rajya Sabha membership was not a sudden decision, but a culmination of various factors, which left him with no option, sources close to him said.
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank together have approved loans to the extent of Rs 15,000 crore to Andhra Pradesh for the construction of Amaravati capital city, but it is learnt these lending agencies still have some doubts over the project.
At last, director of Sakshi media house Rani Reddy, who has been virtually dictating the policies of the Telugu daily as well as the television channel, has been shown the exit door, sources from the media house said.
