Till a few years ago, Anantapur had been witnessing factional killings between two groups led by Paritala Ravindra and Maddelacheruvu Suri. After the death of Ravi and arrest of Suri, the factonism had come down completely.
It is for the people to decide to which party they should vote for in the elections. Irrespective of the pulls and pressures, majority of the voters would already make up their mind as to whom they would vote for, even before coming to the polling station.
The high-voltage electioneering in Andhra Pradesh has come to an end and the verdict of the people is now sealed in the electronic voting machines.
With about 77 per cent polling in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, both the TDP and YSRCP on Friday exuded confidence of forming the next government in the state and winning a majority of Lok Sabha seats.
Sai Dharam Tej, who has been going through worst phase, has pinned all his hopes on this latest release 'Chitralahari'.
1555053355.jpg)
While Andhra Pradesh witnessed 'violent vote' in Assembly and Lok Sabha polls with series of violent incidents, murders and damaging of EVMs, it was a 'silent vote' in Telangana Lok Sabha polls.
Praja Shanti party president K A Paul was spotted urging all the voters to vote for YSRC party candidate in Bhimavaram. This is anti-climax. Pawan Kalyan is contesting from this seat.
Making history of sorts, polling in some booths in Andhra Pradesh continued till midnight as the total voter turnout reached nearly 80 per cent, capping hours of tension and clashes that left two dead and scores of others injured.
Andhra Pradesh, where simultaneous voting took place in phase one for the 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats, has come to occupy a unique political stature in the face of tough adversaries trying to outsmart each other by claiming
Polling continued in some polling centres in Andhra Pradesh past 10 p.m. Thursday as voters stood in long queues waiting for their turn to exercise their franchise.
Has Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu sensed his defeat in the elections within two hours of the polling on Thursday?
It was a virtual do or die battle for power between Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh which went to polls on Thursday for 175 assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats.
The elections to 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana were the lack-lustre affair, as the voters did not evince much in casting their vote, unlike in Andhra, where it was a pitched battle.
Two persons were killed in clashes in Andhra Pradesh as violence marred polling for simultaneous elections to the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats on Thursday.
Over 60 per cent polling was recorded in all the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana till 5 p.m., officials said.
According to Chief Electoral Officer Rajath Kumar, 60.57 per cent turnout was recorded