It looks like Jana Sena Party chief and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan is preparing himself mentally to accept his cabinet colleague and Telugu Desam Party general secretary Nara Lokesh as the possible successor of Chandrababu Naidu as the chief minister.
The Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu received rude shock following poor response from the private parties to take up construction of medical colleges and associated teaching hospitals in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is said to be unhappy with the way state municipal administration and urban development minister P Narayana is handling the Amaravati capital issue.
The investigation into the alleged phone tapping scandal has gathered momentum, with the newly-formed Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Hyderabad police commissioner V C Sajjannar intensifying its probe and focusing on political leadership.
Vizianagaram district has long been under the strong influence of the Pusapati royal family. For decades, the family has played a key role in politics.
Time and political circumstances continue to reshape leadership narratives in Andhra Pradesh, and the long-standing slogan of seeing Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan as Chief Minister appears to be steadily losing relevance.
Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh appears to be facing his toughest competition not in politics, but within his own family.
Former YSR Congress party general secretary and ex-Rajya Sabha member V Vijay Sai Reddy appears to be inching towards the Bharatiya Janata Party, if his latest comments on social media in support of Hindus and Hindutva agenda are any indication.
Popular national journalist, Arnab Goswami, has long been known for his affinity towards the BJP government and his respect for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
A power struggle is going on within the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, with former minister and senior MLA T Harish Rao making an attempt to capture the party by pulling down his cousin and another former minister K T Rama Rao from the hot seat.
Duvvada Srinivas is currently serving as an MLC from Srikakulam district. Though YSRCP has suspended him from the party, it has not filed a complaint with the Legislative Council Chairman to remove him from the MLC post.
There is a crude proverb in Telugu: Attha thittinanduku kaadu, thodikodalu navvinanduku edichindata, (She cried not because she was scolded by mother-in-law, but because her co-daughter-in-law laughed at her).
It appears Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has a lot of affinity towards the GMR Group and it has once again come under scrutiny, with fresh allegations of preferential treatment.
The exposure of a large-scale stolen car racket allegedly involving police personnel and political figures has triggered panic within official circles in Palnadu district.
The NDA government at the Centre headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have poured water over the hopes of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for an increase in the number of assembly seats by next assembly elections.
