K Dhananjay Reddy, the senior IAS officer who once wielded considerable power in the Chief Minister’s Office during Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s tenure, is now reportedly scrambling for support as he finds himself entangled in the multi-crore Andhra Pradesh liquor scam.
YSR Congress Party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is increasingly finding himself at the center of the sensational liquor scam investigation.
The Andhra Pradesh government organized the Amaravati re-launch event on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone, treating it as a prestigious occasion and inviting several dignitaries — including former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and megastar Chiranjeevi.
After a hue and cry raised by Jana Sena Party activists and fans of deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan on social media about lack of his name on the official invitation for Amaravati relaunch works by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the official machinery of Andhra Pradesh woke up and prepared fresh invitations with Pawan Kalyan’s name on the front cover page of the invitation.
As the stage is set for the mega relaunch of Amaravati capital city works on Friday, there is a discussion on whether YSR Congress party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will attend the programme to be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
For the past few days, Jana Sena Party president and Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan is said to be maintaining a distance from his alliance partner, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Former YSR Congress Party general secretary V. Vijay Sai Reddy, who resigned from the party and his Rajya Sabha membership in January this year, has blamed a coterie surrounding party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for his exit.
Telugu Desam Party leader and former MLA from Pithapuram S V S N Varma, who has been maintaining utmost restraint all these days over the humiliation meted out to him in the constituency from Jana Sena Party leaders and cadre, has now started giving vent to his frustration.
In the latest twist to Andhra Pradesh politics, Nara Lokesh’s Red Book — a growing compilation of alleged corruption cases against YSRCP leaders — has reportedly set its sights on Chandragiri.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Andhra Pradesh police, investigating the alleged liquor scam that took place during the previous YSR Congress Party regime between 2019 and 2024, has revealed that nearly ₹3,200 crore was collected as kickbacks from liquor companies and distilleries.
The investigation into the alleged liquor scam during the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government has taken a dramatic turn, with Kasireddy Rajasekhar Reddy, alias Raj Kasireddy — named Accused No. 1 (A-1) — implicating former YSR Congress Party general secretary and ex-MP V Vijay Sai Reddy in the case.
The abrupt suspension of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLC Duvvada Srinivas for alleged violation of party discipline has triggered widespread discussion in political circles.
Though delayed, former Union Minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju is reportedly set to receive a strong assurance from TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu that he will be appointed as a Governor, most likely in Tamil Nadu.
An unexpected opportunity and a surprise ministerial post can be difficult to handle — especially for someone as young and relatively inexperienced as Ram Mohan Naidu, son of Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu.
With the Election Commission of India on Wednesday announcing the schedule for the Rajya Sabha bye-election to fill a vacancy from Andhra Pradesh, speculations began on who would get the nomination.
