Speculation is going on in the political circles over a possible cabinet reshuffle in Telangana headed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, soon after the ongoing budget session of the state assembly.
A day after YSR Congress party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy gave a clear indication that there is no question of allowing the return of seniors who deserted the party in the difficult times, his uncle and former minister Balineni Srinivas Reddy met Jana Sena Party president and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan.
The first signs of a possible split in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi seem to have become visible in the state legislative assembly on Wednesday, when senior party leader and former minister T Harish Rao openly defied the call given by his cousin and party working president K T Rama Rao for a walk-out from the assembly.
The reports that senior Telangana Congress leader from Jagitial and former minister T Jeevan Reddy might resign from the party and join the Bharat Rashtra Samithi seem to have little impact on the party in general and chief minister A Revanth Reddy in particular.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has reportedly decided to suspend party’s Lok Sabha member from Eluru parliamentary constituency Putta Mahesh Kumar Yadav, who had tested positive for drugs in a late-night party held at Moinabad in Hyderabad on Saturday night.
The ongoing investigation into the Moinabad farmhouse drugs case has brought to light the extent of personal connections between leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), though the BRS treats the TDP as a bitter enemy.
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Former MLA Amanchi Krishna Mohan, a key leader in the united Prakasam district, who resigned from the YSR Congress party, weeks before the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections in 2024, is believed to be evincing interest in returning to the party, provided he gets due recognition.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA and former Telangana minister Chamakura Mallareddy has dismissed speculation that he is planning to switch parties and join the Congress; he clarified that he would continue to sail with the BRS.
Stage is said to be set for the resignation of senior Congress leader and former minister T Jeevan Reddy from the party, alleging humiliation from the Congress leadership in general and chief minister A Revanth Reddy in particular.
There seems to be more to the Moinabad drugs party busted by Telangana EAGLE police on Saturday night than what meets the eye. Investigators and political observers are examining whether the gathering may have been linked to disputes over overseas investments, particularly properties in Dubai.
Actor-turned-politician Vijay launched Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) with the promise of taking on Tamil Nadu’s political giants; the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); independently.
As expected, Telangana assembly speaker G Prasad Kumar dismissed the petitions for disqualification of all the 10 Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLAs, who allegedly defected to the Congress, the last two being Danam Nagender and Kadiyam Srihari.
Several former ministers of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), who were ruling the roost in their districts when the party was in power and had made big money, have virtually gone silent now, baffling the party leadership and also the cadre.
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday said that the CAG report has exposed the financial discipline of the coalition government in the state.
