It appears there is no end to the greed of the ruling Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh for land in Amaravati capital region, which is projected to be expanding further at the cost of local farmers.
Senior YSR Congress party leader and former minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy has received partial relief from the Supreme Court in a case involving the alleged encroachment of 3.88 acres of land belonging to Buggamatham, a religious trust in Tirupati district.
The Red Book maintained by Telugu Desam Party general secretary Nara Lokesh before the party came to power in Andhra Pradesh last year seems to have given a lot of inspiration for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana, which was thrown out of power in the last assembly elections in December 2023.
June 4 marks one year since the defeat of the YSR Congress Party, led by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Gross errors in the evaluation of 10th class Public Examination answer scripts in Andhra Pradesh have triggered a bitter war of words between former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Education Minister Nara Lokesh.
YSR Congress party leader and two-time MLA from Mangalagiri assembly constituency Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, also known as RK, who was once believed to be a close associate of party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, seems to be disgusted with politics.
Former YSR Congress minister Sidiri Appalaraju, once considered a politically fortunate figure, is now experiencing the harsher realities of politics after his defeat in the recent elections.
Veteran politician and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has attributed the key difference between the BJP and the opposition to effective leadership.
In November 2024, YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced plans to tour the state after Sankranti, treating each parliamentary constituency as a unit to expose what he described as the anti-people governance of the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board chaired by B R Naidu is said to be focussing on overhauling the Sri Venkateshwara Bhakti Channel, which has allegedly become a rehabilitation centre for politically-appointed people over the years.
YSR Congress party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy appears to be looking towards infusing young blood into the party, while sidelining the seniors, as a new strategy to rejuvenate the party cadre.
Surveys have long been part of the Telugu Desam Party’s strategy to assess the performance of its MLAs and ministers.
Vijay Sai Reddy has strongly denied reports claiming he spoke against YCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy in Tirupati and Visakhapatnam.
It is true that the Jana Sena Party, led by Pawan Kalyan, is in alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), headed by N Chandrababu Naidu, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Daggubati Purandeshwari.
Speculation around the much-anticipated elevation of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) general secretary Nara Lokesh as the party’s working president during the recently concluded three-day Mahanadu in Kadapa appears to have been nothing more than media hype.
