Former Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal, who shot into media limelight with is pre-poll predictions for the last one decade, has predicted that the Telugu Desam Party would come back to power in Andhra Pradesh for a second term.
If anybody expected that former Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal would predict the defeat of Telugu Desam Party in the 2019 assembly elections, he would be thoroughly disappointed.
A homam praying for the win of Pawan Kalyan in the polls was conducted by spiritual guru Narasimham who is close to Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram. This did happen sometime back but the news got leaked out now.
Lagadapati Rajagopal has once again created a flutter with his recent hint that TDP will come back to power in 2019.
Lagadapati Rajagopal, known as "Andhra Octopus" for his poll predictions earlier, has predicted victory for TDP in AP Assembly polls on May 23, when results will be announced.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) was possible and thus demanded that VVPAT slips be used as ballot papers for "transparency" in the electoral process.
At least 10 battalions of additional paramilitary forces are expected to land in different parts of Andhra Pradesh, especially in sensitive areas, to prevent outbreak of violence on the day of counting of votes on May 23.
The ongoing episode of forgery and criminal conspiracy involving former chief executive officer of Telugu television channel TV9 V Ravi Prakash and his accomplice and actor Shivaji took an interesting turn on Saturday.
Hours before the commencement of re-polling in five polling stations in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission of India on Saturday announced re-polling in two more polling stations.
It is just five days to go for the declaration of results for the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and the fate of the ruling Telugu Desam Party, including its ministers and MLAs will be decided then.
There are to options in front of Chandrababu Naidu to protect himself and his associates: One is to retain power in Andhra Pradesh. This is the primary objective.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday hinted that he does not have any objection if the Telangana Rashtra Samithi or YSR Congress party joined the Congress-led coalition in the post-results scenario.
Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh Gopala Krishna Dwivedi on Friday asserted that re-polling can be held any number times, depending on the nature of complaint and seriousness of the situation.
The Congress party has made it clear that no invitation was extended to Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao and YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy for the meeting of anti-Bharatiya Janata Party leaders called by former Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on May 23.
With the Election Commission ordering re-poll in five polling booth following a demand of the YSR Congress Party, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) too has demanded re-polling in 19 polling booths in seven constituencies across Andhra Pradesh.
