It may appear strange, but the leaders and cadres belonging to the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi or Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana, who are arrested in various cases filed by the Congress government led by chief minister A Revanth Reddy are able to get bail easily and quickly.
Senior politician from Prakasam district and former minister Balineni Sriniva Reddy appears to be making efforts to return to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), as he is said to be feeling suffocated in the Jana Sena Party, which he had joined in last year.
When the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was in opposition, it strongly protested the alleged allocation of land in Visakhapatnam at a throwaway price to Swamy Swaroopanandendra of Sarada Peetham by the previous Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government.
After a gap of two years, the Bharatiya Janata Party in both the Telugu states – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, will have new presidents on Tuesday.
It has been a long time since major media in Andhra Pradesh truly supported the struggles of the people.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is set to hold a crucial meeting today with TDP MLAs, MPs, MLCs, and constituency in-charges.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Andhra Pradesh police, which is probing the multi-crore liquor scam that allegedly took place during the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy regime, is reported to have obtained crucial scientific evidence indicating that illicit funds were siphoned off for election purposes.
Senior YSR Congress party leader and former minister Dharmana Prasada Rao is said to be upset with the reports that he is planning to quit the party and join the Jana Sena Party soon.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Telangana police, which is investigating the phone-tapping scandal that occurred under the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime, has discovered that the phone of ABN-Andhra Jyothy Managing Director Vemuri Radha Krishna was also tapped.
Has former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy decided to sideline Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan politically?
The sudden demise of Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA from Jubilee Hills assembly seat in Hyderabad has necessitated the conduct of a by-election and major political parties have already started gearing up for the battle.
The YSR Congress party, which is planning to go aggressive against the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government, has received a shot in the arm with the joining of senior TDP leader Sugavasi Balasubrahmanyam from Kadapa into the YSRCP.
Whenever there is a change in government, it is common practice for the new administration to reshuffle the bureaucracy. IAS officers perceived to be close to the previous ruling party are often sidelined, while those who were in less prominent roles are brought into key positions.
It is quite common for political leaders who hold influential positions when their party is in power to quit the same party once it loses power.
The unfortunate death of 70-year-old man Cheeli Singaiah after he was allegedly run over by the car of YSR Congress party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy during his tour to Rentapala village of Palnadu district on June 18 has led to ugly politics.
