Voting began on Thursday across eight States and Union Territories, including Delhi, to elect 85 MPs in the fourth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections. As many as 9.46 crore people are eligible to vote in this phase, in which 1,315 candidates including 119 women are in the fray. BJP President Rajnath Singh (Ghaziabad), [...]
Police have seized over 200 million rupees unaccounted money in Andhra Pradesh in a drive against splurge of black money and free liquor by politicians and their cohorts in the run up to general polls. “Similarly, more than 20 crores of rupees are under verification which have been seized during the course of checking. The [...]
“Telangana is part our agenda and we will continue to check all efforts turn fruitful to get the separate state for the region” says AICC president Sonia Gandhi in her Karimnagar campaign meeting on Tuesday. The much debated T-issue which didn’t even find place in the State Congress Manifesto, was again seen in the speech [...]
Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi on Sunday said there was a likelihood of a fourth front emerging at the Centre after the general election. “My feeling is that why should a fourth front not be formed at the Centre. Those parties which are opposed to the current formations can join hands with us to [...]
Suspense is running high among Praja Rajyam cadres in East Godavari with party chief Chiranjeevi yet to finalise candidates. Congress and Telugu Desam have announced their candidates for 19 Assembly segments and three parliamentary constituencies, and the PRP aspirants had been hoping that the honcho would make his choice known during his five-day Praja Ankita [...]
Here is the list of Assembly Constituencies in Anantapuram Dist for 2009 Assembly Elections Assembly Constituencies in Anantapuram Dist List of Assembly Constituencies in Anantapuram Dist: 267.Rayadurgam (General) 268.Uravakonda (General) 269.Gunthakallu (General) 270.Tadipathri (General) 271.Singanamala (SC) 272.Ananthapur Urban (General) 273.Kalyanadurgam (General) 274.Rapthadu (General) 275.Madakasira (SC) 276.Hindupuram (General) 277.Penugonda (General) 278.Puttaparthy (General) 279.Dharmavaram (General) 280.Kadiri (General) [...]
Junior NTR, the TD’s star campaigner, is expected to be out of action for two weeks, following injuries he sustained in a road accident on Thursday. The TD will fall back on Balakrishna to lead the campaign. Mr Lokesh Naidu, son of the party president, Mr Chandrababu Naidu, may canvas at select places. An ashen-faced [...]
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President Mr. Chandrababu Naidu released TDP Manifesto for 2009 AP Assembly Elections in the same lines as Tamilnadu’s DMK party’s manifesto in prior elections. The manifesto includes such popularistic promises such as distribution of color TVs to poor families and distribution of money every month for families below the pverty line, [...]
Here are some of the highlights of the BJP manifesto for Andhra 2009 Assembly Elections. * Formation of Telangana state in 100 days, * Farmers’ loan waiver for upto Rs 50,000, * A scheme to deposit Rs 21,116 for girl child * Offering ‘mangal sutra’ to poor brides Seeking to cash in on the sentiments [...]
Telangana Rashtra Samithi is virtually making dadagiri in Mahakootami, causing a lot of disgruntlement among its partners. Though the TDP has agreed to concede nine of 17 Lok Sabha seats and 48 out of 119 assembly seats to the TRS, the latter is still creating troubles to the grand alliance. In the morning, there were [...]
