The plight of YCP leaders after the party's loss in the recent election has completely changed.
The choice of former Andhra Pradesh minister Botsa Satyanarayana as the YSR Congress party candidate for the by-election to the state legislative council from the combined Visakhapatnam local bodies’ constituency has raised many eyebrows.
YSR Congress party general secretary and Rajya Sabha member V Vijay Sai Reddy met senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday evening, raising many an eyebrow in the political circles.
The elections to the state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have become an eye-opener for the leaders of the political parties.
Close on the heels of Gadwal MLA Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy, who returned to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) after defecting to the Congress a month ago, some more BRS legislators who jumped the fence in the last few weeks, are said to be interested in returning to the parent party.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is facing a piquant situation in administering the state.
Reports in some media outlets suggest that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has shut down its party office in the Kuppam assembly constituency in Chittoor district, which is represented by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
The Andhra Pradesh government, led by Telugu Desam Party president and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, is reported to have ordered an investigation into alleged malpractices in awarding a contract to Raghava Constructions, owned by former MP and current Telangana minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.
Gadwala MLA Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy, who recently joined the Congress party, surprised Revanth Reddy recently by meeting KTR and announcing that he will remain in the BRS party.
Before the recent assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress party leaders had vowed to see that Jana Sena Party president and power star Pawan Kalyan would not enter the state assembly at any cost and that he won’t be able to touch even the assembly gates.
Ever since the YSR Congress party led by former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy lost the assembly elections in the state in June, his uncle and former minister from Ongole Balineni Srinivas Reddy has been keeping away from the party activities.
There is currently a debate among the fans and followers of Ashok Gajapathi Raju, a senior leader from Vizianagaram district and former Union Minister, regarding his eligibility for a key position.
As expected, the ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh has begun poaching of the members of state legislative council (MLCs) belonging to the YSR Congress party to increase its strength in the Upper House.
The Central Bureau of India (CBI) has tightened the noose around Bharat Rashtra Samithi legislative council member and party president K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha in Delhi liquor scam, thanks to the confession made by Telugu Desam Party MP from Ongole Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy.
YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is said to be keen on joining the INDIA bloc of the opposition parties at the national level, but the Congress, which is the leading partner of the NDA is not very keen on admitting him.
