It has been nearly a week since BRS President and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao declared the names of BRS candidates for 115 constituencies for the upcoming Assembly polls scheduled for December this year.
After displaying unusual bonhomie with Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday, Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to break the ice with popular Vaishnavaite seer Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy.
The YCP is introducing a significant twist in the matter of the Visakhapatnam MP seat.
For quite some time, there had been a talk that Union tourism minister G Kishan Reddy was appointed as the president of Telangana unit of Bharatiya Janata Party only to project him as the prospective chief ministerial candidate of the party.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who is also the president of the BRS party, announced the party's list of 115 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls well in advance.
Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan resumed his film shootings, coinciding with the visit of TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh to Guntur district.
It's known that Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao openly launched a verbal assault on Harish Rao, using offensive language and accusing him of obstructing his son's chances of securing the Medak Ticket for the upcoming general elections.
The decision of Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to contest from two assembly constituencies – his present constituency Gajwel in Siddipet district and Kamareddy constituency in Kamareddy district – has surprised many.
The ongoing Nara Lokesh Padayatra is advancing through areas where the TDP has a strong presence, particularly in the Krishna district and its surroundings.
The TDP leaders have launched a new campaign in Andhra Pradesh, asserting that the Telugu people stand by Cherukuri Ramoji Rao of Eenadu and Margadarsi Groups.
The speculations regarding the possible announcement of BRS's first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Telangana on Monday, August 21, have generated significant political tension in BRS.
The BJP’s best ever performance in Telangana was during the 2019 general elections when it won four Lok Sabha seats.
If the speculations doing rounds in the ruling YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh are to be believed, party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to deny tickets to at least 35-40 sitting MLAs in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the Lok Sabha member representing Karimnagar, played a pivotal role in revitalizing the BJP in Telangana during his three-year tenure as the BJP Telangana president from 2020 to 2023. He posed a significant challenge to the ruling BRS party and the opposition Congress in Telangana.
Under Sanjay's leadership, the BJP emerged as a formidable political force in Telangana and even supplanted Congress as the primary opposition to the BRS.
The BJP secured victories in the Dubbak and Huzurabad Assembly polls, defeating the BRS. It created a sensation in the GHMC elections in December 2020 by becoming the second-largest party in the GHMC after the BRS. Additionally, it gave a tough fight to the BRS in the Munugode by-election in 2022.
Despite these achievements, the BJP high command abruptly removed Sanjay from the post of BJP Telangana president last month, succumbing to pressure from an anti-Sanjay faction led by Etala Rajender and Dharmapuri Aravind.
Subsequently, the BJP high command appointed Bandi Sanjay as the national general secretary. Reportedly, the party high command has decided to utilize Bandi Sanjay's services in Andhra Pradesh, along with Telangana and a few other states.
For the first time, it is reported that Bandi Sanjay will tour Andhra Pradesh on August 21 to hold meetings with party leaders to discuss strengthening the BJP in AP.
In Andhra Pradesh, the BJP does not have a significant presence and holds no representation in either the Lok Sabha or the Legislative Assembly.
The question looming large is whether Bandi Sanjay can replicate his success in Andhra Pradesh as he did in Telangana. The political and social dynamics in Telangana differ significantly. Telangana has a history of Nizam rule and a considerable Muslim population. Bandi Sanjay was able to polarize Hindu voters in Telangana with his fiery speeches on Muslims and Muslim leaders. The Muslim population in Telangana is over 13 percent, while in AP, it is around 7 percent.
Bandi Sanjay's visit to Vijayawada on August 21 is being closely observed in AP political circles.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, like many other leaders, has his own inner circle, which serves as his trusted advisors and confidants.
