Actor and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan has completed his north-coastal Andhra tour successfully and is all set to enter the politically volatile Godavari districts from July 16.
The BJP understandably wants to go in for early polls and cash in on what is left of the ‘Modi Wave’ before the Opposition comes up with a charismatic leader good enough to take on the man from Gujarat. But the Sangh Parivar is wary of the 2004 experience.
YSR Congress party on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and Telugu Desam Party of enacting high dramas on the construction of Polavaram major irrigation project, without actually spelling out when the project would be completed.
Former minister and ex-Rajya Sabha member M V Mysoora Reddy is an old war horse in Andhra Pradesh politics. But like any other politician, he is a weathercock who tries to move in whatever direction the wind blows.
There seems to be more to the visit of Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari to the multipurpose Polavaram project site on Wednesday than what meets the eye.
If the reports coming from the YSR Congress party are to be believed, former MLA and one of the strong leaders of the party in Vijayawada Vellampalli Srinivas is likely to be sacked from the party.
The surname might be Buddha but Buddha Venkanna is quite a fiery person when it comes to making comments against the Opposition. And it is this person the TDP has zeroed in on to counter the allegations of Pawan Kalyan.
The Telangana Police have successfully banished self-proclaimed film and social activist Kathi Mahesh and now, Swami Paripoornananda from the city for six months. However, banning a person physically from a place in today’s digital age is not of much use.
TG Venkatesh was stunned by Lokesh’s announcement that Butta Renuka and Mohan Reddy will be fielded again for the Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies from Kurnool.
To prevent any communal flare up, the state government has decided to monitor all media, both electronic and print, for provocative talk or writing.
When Telugu Desam Party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh announced the party candidates for Kurnool Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies for 2019 elections, it evoked a lot of surprise even for the party leaders and cadre.
Special category status has become a buzzword in Andhra Pradesh politics of late. Every political party and organisation has started demanding it with a strong belief that it would provide an investment climate in the state, bring in more industries due to incentives and tax rebates and increase the employment opportunities.
Former minister and senior leader from Nellore Anam Ramnarayana Reddy is still undecided on his future course of action – whether to join the YSR Congress party or stay back in the Telugu Desam Party. His continued indecision is likely to cost him heavily.
Finally, Jana Sena Party floated by power star Pawan Kalyan has got its own television channel to promote its activities.
Known for his straightforward and controversial comments against his own party leaders, maverick Telugu Desam Party MP from Anantapur J C Diwakar Reddy has once again triggered uproar within the party by describing all the TDP MLAs and ministers as waste fellows.
