KCR tries to mollify Vijayashanti

Monday 23, 2009

HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao met film actor Vijayashanti at her residence here on Saturday evening in an apparent bid to mollify her as she was reportedly unhappy with the constituency offered to her by the party for contesting in the elections.
He drove to Ms. Vijayashanti’s house in Jubilee Hills minutes [...]


Congress MP Candidates List for 2009 Parliament Elections

Monday 23, 2009

The list of MP Candidates contesting for Congress Party from the state of Andhra Pradesh for 2009 parliament Elections has been released.
Most of the sitting MPs ( Members of parliament) were cleared in the list. Manda Jagannadam was given nagarkurnool seat, Purandare swari is given visakhapatnam, chittoor to Tippeswamy, Narsapuram to K.Bapiraju, panabaka laxmi [...]


Andhra Assembly Elections on April 16 and 23

Monday 23, 2009

Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections will be held in 2 phases in April. Andhra Assembly Polls will be held on April 16 and 23. Loksabha elections will be held simultaneously along with Assembly polls. Counting of votes will be held on May 16. Election code of conduct will immediately come into effect.
Election notification: March 23.
Andhra Assembly [...]


Chiru says YSR and Babu are thickest friends

Monday 23, 2009

Chiranjeevi speaking at the Praja Vijayabheri today said that the congress party and the TDP were neck deep in corruption. Chiru said that both Babu and YSR were hand in glove and looted public money at will.
In public, Babu an YSR may give an impression of being sworn enemies but in the evening they both [...]


iNews Survey: Jana, Konathala and Pinnamaneni are out

Monday 23, 2009

iNews TV Channel conducted an opinion Poll to know the fortunes of 4 senior ministers in the YSR cabinet. Congress Government in Andhra Pradesh is now facing severe anti-incumbency and PRP is spoiling Congress fortunes in the Coastal area.
iNews Survey results:
1. Jana Reddy: Nagarjuna Sagar – 58% of voters are against him in this newly [...]


TRS candidates for 2009 Assembly and Parliament elections

Monday 23, 2009

TRS candidates for 2009 Assembly and Parliament elections:
1. KCR: Medak Loksabha or Siddipet Assembly
2. Vijayashanthi: Bhongir or Zaheerabad Loksabha
3. Harishrao: Siddipet or Sircilla Assembly
4. K. Ramarao (KCR son): Sircilla or Karimnagar Assembly
5. Vindokumar: Karimnagar Loksabha or Bhupalpalle Assembly
Some other almost confirmed candidates for 2009 Assembly elections for TRS are:
1. Sirpur: [...]


Congress drops K, K candidates for TD and PRP

Monday 23, 2009

The Congress leadership seems to have taken serious look into the social background of every candidate in its selection for the Assembly and Lok Sabha seats. The party leadership is understood to have considered the social combinations and tried to accommodate those who have been with the party rather than giving representation to the castes [...]


TDP may allot 70-75 to BCs as promised

Monday 23, 2009

It seems the Telugu Desam party is forced to make changes in its plans to give 100 seats to BCs as it promised at the BC Garjana in Warangal a few months back. According to party insiders, it will stick to its stand of giving 33 percent seats to BCs but in terms of numbers [...]


Praja Rajyam will give over 100 seats to BCs: Chiru

Monday 23, 2009

Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi has said that by giving party tickets to only 66 candidates from the backward classes, Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy stood exposed.
At a press conference on Sunday, he said after crying hoarse that the list of candidates prepared by the Congress would truly reflect the party’s sincerity towards implementing social [...]


Polling will be held for 22 LS, 154 Assembly seats

Monday 23, 2009

Arrangements have been made for filing of nominations by candidates on Monday when the Election Commission will formally issue the notification for holding elections in 22 Lok Sabha and 154 Assembly constituencies in North Coastal Andhra and Telangana regions.
These constituencies will go to the polls in the first phase on April 16.
The EC on Sunday [...]