Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who once again led Congress to victory in the state, will take oath for a second consecutive term on May 20, party sources said here Saturday. The newly elected of the Congress will meet May 19, where he is likely to be elected as the leader, the source [...]
The election trends available from all parts of the state have come as a surprise for Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu. He is not able to decide whether he should cry or laugh over the outcome. According to the trends available so far, Naidu’s party would end up with around 105-110 seats, as agaist [...]
The biggest setback in the elections is for Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhara Rao, who thought he would hold the key in the formation of the next government at the Centre as well as the state. First of all, it is not the NDA, but the UPA, which is going to form the government [...]
The Praja Rajyam could be a game-changer in the second phase of elections on April 23, though it did not fare too well in the first phase. It is believed that the Praja Rajyam will take up to 25 per cent of the votes in the segments where it commands influence, and up to 10 [...]
A ruling Congress party candidate for the Andhra Pradesh assembly in the state’s Anantapur district has been arrested by Karnataka police in connection with an attempt to murder case. T. Prakash Reddy, who is a candidate from the Rapthadu assembly constituency, was arrested by a police team from Bangalore on Sunday. He was taken to [...]
The omission of Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrashekar Rao from the final rally of Mahakutami at Tirupati on Monday has raised several doubts. While managers of Mahakutami claimed they did not feel the necessity of inviting Mr. Rao to the meeting, he has himself taken cover saying he had developed sore feet caused by [...]
This temple town has been in the political limelight ever since Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi decided to contest from this prestigious Tirupati Assembly constituency. The entry of ‘Chiru,’ as he is fondly known by his fans, has pepped up what otherwise have been a sedate contest in a constituency in which the Congress and TDP have [...]
The cash-rich mining district might be witnessing a bi-polar contest with the BJP and the Congress fighting tooth and nail. On Tuesday while the BJP and Congress hit the road in the district, another bunch of supporters were praying that their ‘Boss’ emerges victorious in the upcoming elections — not in Bellary or Karnataka — [...]
The Election Commission Thursday ordered repolling in 17 voting centres in Andhra Pradesh’s Mahbubnagar district following incidents of violence. Villagers in Aiza area, who were protesting their inclusion in Alampur assembly constituency in the delimitation process, attacked polling stations and destroyed electronic voting machines (EVM). They also attacked a police station and the house of [...]
Praja Rajyam (PR) chief K. Chiranjeevi on Wednesday asserted that his party was the only alternative before people who were vexed with the Congress and the TDP. “Though both parties are equally corrupt, people are forced to elect one or the other for want of an alternative. Now, they have a better party to elect,” [...]
