Chiru’s speech from Amalapuram ( video )

All’s well with Grand Alliance: Babu

In an attempt to impress upon his party leaders and workers the need to continue with the Grand Alliance and also to boost their morale, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu said all was well with the Alliance and all the issues would be sorted out.

The coalition partners would meet tomorrow to clear the confusion on the seats allotted to each partner.

They would see that the nominations filed by those not given B forms would be withdrawn, he said.

In a late night press conference, he claimed reports on the differences among the alliance partners as a media creation.

The party manifesto, which would be a model to the country, would be released in Tirupati in two to three days, he said. Naidu informed that he had asked TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao to withdraw his party nominee from Husnabad constituency.

Rs 45 lakh is the price of democracy in Andhra

Rs 45 lakh is the price of democracy in Andhra Pradesh. The amount, in cash, was seized by the Andhra Police in Adilabad in the last one week.
“It is sad that this kind of money is spent on buying votes instead of respecting the voters,” says a concerned voter in Hyderabad.
While another voter joins in [...]

Observers to general election

The Chief Election Commission has alloted observers to the general elections in Ranga Reddy district. The details and mobile numbers
are as follows:
Central Observers:
1. Pargi, Vikarabad, Tandur - Sanjeet Singh, IRS - 9177303623
2. Serilingampally, Chevella - K R Srinivasa, IAS - 9177303624
3. Maheshwaram, Rajendranagar - K S Muthu Swamy, IAS - 9177303625.
4. Uppal, L B Nagar [...]

JP challenges AP leaders for an open debate on TV

Lok Satta Party chief Jayaprakash Narayan today challenged Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu and PRP supremo Chiranjeevi to join him in a series of open live debates over television channels on their agenda for [...]

PRP names 2 for LS, 12 for Assembly

At the eleventh hour, the Praja Rajyam Party cleared 12 names for the Assembly and two names for the Lok Sabha for the first phase of the elections.
With the release of this, the fourth list, the party has now named all the candidates it intends fielding in round one of the polls.
The party set aside [...]

Money played no part in ticket allotment: KCR

Condemning reports that tickets were given to only those who had given money, TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao maintained that he had given tickets to candidates who were sincere about Telangana movement.
Speaking to mediapersons after offering prayers at the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Koyinapally village in Nanganur mandal, along with party secretary general [...]

Interesting contest on the cards

The Tirupati Parliamentary Constituency, which has been a focal point of the State politics since the schedule for General Elections 2009 was announced on March 2, is all set to have an interesting contest.
Two former IAS officers, a doctorturned- politician and a housewife are vying for the seat which has 11.5 lakh electorate. It has [...]

Andhra chief minister’s evangelist son-in-law stirs row

Evangelist Anil Kumar has started a political row by allegedly campaigning for his father-in-law and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy during religious gatherings.
Police said Anil Kumar has been accused of appealing to people at religious meets to pray for the victory of YSR and his ruling Congress party, an alleged violation of the [...]

Chiranjeevi’s ‘House warming ceremony’ in Tirupathi on April 2

Megastar Chiranjeevi is now contesting for the assembly from Tirupathi. He has decided to take a house on rent and stay there for some time. The reason is that he is being accused as an outsider by his political opponents. So Chiranjeevi has taken a house on rent in the Khadi colony. The two-storied building [...]

Dissent mars Chiru’s East Godavari tour

Dissent marked Chiranjeevi’s tour in East Godavari district today.

While there was discontent over the party not announcing the list of candidates in the district, some unpleasant incidents occurred when several aspirants tried to find place on the campaign vehicle, Chaitanya Ratham, of the party chief. When Chiranjeevi boarded the campaign vehicle at Vemagiri village, followers of some of the aspirants banged its doors protesting against their leaders not being allowed to get on to the vehicle. Annoyed by their behaviour, Chiranjeevi shouted at them and made it clear that there was no room in the vehicle.

Nominations close for first phase

It is curtains down for filing of nominations in 22 Lok Sabha and 154 Assembly constituencies in 14 districts under the Phase-I of general elections scheduled for April 16 in the State. In all, 445 candidates filed nominations for 22 Lok Sabha constituencies and 3,612 nominations for 154 Assembly segments.
Several contestants including bigwigs of [...]

Saying it with symbols

With the PRP “locomotive” raring to chug off on its voyage of change and social justice, and the Lok Satta Party (LSP) out to blow the whistle on graft, election symbols have acquired a sharper salience.
And the PRP and LSP have every reason to smile for securing what they had been hankering after — the [...]

Harish Rao faces wrath of TRS men

Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao faced the wrath of the party activitsts today.
They grilled him on how could they could the part leadership give ticket to a new incumbent into the party leaving former MLC R Satyanarayana who sacrificed his sixyear term for the sake of party chief K Chandrashekar Rao’s words.
TRS Medak Parliamentary candidate [...]

Blues for Balaiah

Glamour seems to cut little ice in Satyavedu constituency, which ironically was represented in the past by film personality N Siva Prasad.
This was evident from the low attendance at the roadshow of N Balakrishna, TDP star campaigner and brotherin- law of party honcho N Chandrababu Naidu.
Balakrishna began his three-day tour of Chittoor district at Satyavedu [...]

Vijayasanthi, others file nominations in Medak

Actress turned politician and Telangana Rashtra Samiti secretary general Vijayasanthi filed her nomination for Medak Lok Sabha constituency here today.
Though she was projected as `Mahakutami’ candidate, only TRS leaders–District TRS president M Raghunandan Rao, TRS Sangareddy nominee G Nawaz Reddy and BC leader Beeraiah Yadav– were seen accompanying her.
Speaking to mediapersons soon after filing [...]

Over 300 file papers for 22 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra

Over 300 candidates from different political parties as well as independents have filed their nominations for 22 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, poll officials here said Tuesday.
These parliamentary constituencies along with 154 assembly segments spread over 14 districts in Telangana and north coastal Andhra Pradesh would go to polls in the first phase on [...]

CPI(M) releases second list in AP

The row over seat-sharing between CPI(M) and TDP in Andhra Pradesh appeared to have been settled on Monday with the Left party releasing its second list of candidates for five assembly and two Lok Sabha seats.
The party has nominated Nomula Narasimhaiah and M Babu Rao to contest the general elections from Bhongir and Araku (ST) [...]

YSR ridicules Grand failure on seat-sharing

Ridiculing the Grand Alliance partners _ TDP, TRS, CPI and CPM _ over their “failure” to reach a consensus on seat-sharing for the coming polls, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy today announced that he would have his first `election meeting’ in the Maheswaram Assembly constituency next time also.
Speaking at an election meeting at Maheswaram in [...]

TDP men in the fray on TRS turf

On a day of fast-paced developments, the Grand Alliance came under severe strain with the Telugu Desam candidates filing nominations in about two dozen constituencies in Telangana districts which had been allotted to the TRS.
Despite assertions by top leaders of the two parties that there is no threat to the alliance, it is now more [...]

Balakrishna speech at NAGARI ( video )

CHANDRABABU SPEECH ON TELUGUDESAM INAGARATED DAY ( video )

JayaSudha Speaking about Caste in Politics ( video )

chiru in tv 9 leader tho oka roju ( Video )

Tv9 Interview with Muralimohan on Political (active) entry ( Video )

Chiru’s Speech from Ravulapalem ( Video )

Mr CM on March’30 ( Video )

Ticket trouble may rock TRS boat

Anger and resentment is building against TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao in the party rank and file over the manner in which he has
factored in the money factor in the elections with many of them charging that KCR appears to be using the Telangana sentiment only for his personal gains.
“Loyal workers have been denied tickets [...]

Naidu ‘outwits’ KCR amid high drama . TDP-TRS row widens

In a tit-for-tat action, Telugu Desam made about 30 candidates file their nominations in as many Assembly constituencies on the last day on Monday where Telangana Rashtra Samiti nominees had already filed their papers.

TDP sources said the hurried but well thought out political move was aimed at hitting out at TRS which had fielded its candidates in about seven constituencies in addition to its quota of 46. This was repetition of the game it played on the Congress in 2004 when it fielded 14 candidates more than the allotted 42.

The Telugu Desam’s strategy paid off as within a few hours, TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao rushed to TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s residence at 6.30 p.m. After a brief discussion, they seemed to have mutually agreed to withdraw their ‘extra’ candidates. This was announced by TDP leader Kodela Sivaprasada Rao.

Last day rush for nominations

On the last day of filing nominations, 484 aspirants filed nomination papers for parliament and assembly constituencies in the city on Monday.

While 93 candidates filed nominations for Secunderabad and Hyderabad parliamentary constituencies, 391 filed for 24 assembly segments in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.

PRP releases 4th list

The Prajarajyam Party on Monday released its fourth list of candidates for the ensuing Assembly and Parliamentary elections with BCs cornering most of the seats.
The party released the names for 181 assembly seats and 28 parliamentary seats on Monday, the last day of filing nominations for the first phase. Polling is scheduled to be held [...]

PRP, Lok Satta to get party symbols on April 2

The Prajarajyam and Lok Satta parties are to be allotted the Rail Engine and Whistle symbols respectively at 3 pm on April 2, the last date for withdrawal of nominations.
Addressing a press conference here on Monday, chief electoral officer (CEO) I V Subba Rao said that in seats where the PRP and Lok Satta would [...]

Actors beat politicos at game of defection

Actors who have entered the political arena have surpassed regular politicians when it comes to ‘defections’.
Many actors have changed loyalties from the parties to which they were initially affiliated. They have moved from the Telugu Desam to the Congress and the BJP and vice versa.
The senior actor, Sharada, who was a Telugu Desam MP from [...]

Allu Aravind files nomination for Ankapalli Lok Sabha seat

PRP general secretary Allu Aravind Monday filed his nomination for Ankapalli Lok Sabha constituency in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Keeping everybody guessing till the last minute, Allu Aravind reached Visakhapatnam from Hyderabad to file his papers on the last day of filing of nominations.
His name was included in the fourth list of candidates released Monday. There was [...]

Election 2009: Who will win in Andhra Pradesh?

WITH THE curtains having gone up for the 2009 general elections, political activity is in full swing in Andhra Pradesh, which has 42 Lok Sabha and 294 Assembly seats. Political leaders of new and old parties are busy discussing alignments with other parties and finalising candidates. Initially, it was presumed by many opinion poll surveys [...]

Chiranjeevi focusing on youth, women

Chiranjeevi has been mainly concentrating on youth and women in his Praja Ankita Yatra since four days in East Godavari district.
Most of his speeches have been focused on women and youth.
In fact, the PRP chief has been using dialogues from some of his films in his endeavour to inspire women and youth.
Starting his Praja Ankita [...]

Chiranjeevi gets the rail engine.Symbol trouble sticks to Praja rajyam Party

Even after the common symbol issue has been resolved by the court, the Praja Rajyam Party is facing one more headache in the form of another party’s “locomotive’’ claim.
The Indian Justice party today laid claim to the locomotive symbol and urged that it not be allotted to the PRP. Accordingly, it has submitted a memorandum [...]

Vignan Group founder Rattaiah joins LSP

The Lok Satta Party (LSP) today admitted renowned educationist Lavu Rattaiah in the party and named him as the candidate for the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat.
Rattaiah has the distinction of shaping the lives of tens of thousands of students in the State by establishing the Vignan Group of Educational Institutions. The Vignan Engineering College founded [...]

PRP releases third list; Goud to contest both LS, Assembly

The Praja Rajyam Party named nine candidates for the Assembly and three for the Lok Sabha polls in its third list released here tonight.
Former home minister T Devender Goud, who has already been nominated by the party for the newly-created Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat, has also [...]

TD finalises 3 LS tickets in E Godavari

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has finalised the names of candidates for three parliamentary constituencies in the district — one of them a woman doctor.
Senior leader, film actor and producer Murali Mohan will contest Rajahmundry parliamentary constituency, and Vasamsetti Satya and Dr Vara Lakshmi — both of whom are new to politics — the Kakinada [...]

We will win hands down: Pawan Kalyan

The PRP would win hands down no matter what the forces ranged against it, said Pawan Kalyan on the second day of his tour of Guntur district.
Speaking at a press meet at Dachepalli village, where he stopped for the night yesterday, he sought to know whether a television set could still pangs of hunger.
The scheme [...]

TDP call centre calling up voters for feedback

It’s a common sight in call centres to witness many employees engaged in calling up potential customers to sell their products. But, here’s a call centre with a difference — the TDP call centre — set up at NTR Bhavan, the headquarters of the TDP, to gauge people’s pulse.
Around 400 employees, all youth (each [...]

Top 3 contenders seeking election from Rayalaseema

Rayalaseema has produced five of the 14 Chief Ministers who ruled the State till date.
No wonder, the three main contenders for the post this time — Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy (Congress), N Chandrababu Naidu (Telugu Desam Party) and K Chiranjeevi (Praja Rajyam Party) — are seeking election from this region.
While the incumbent Chief Minister [...]

Chandrababu Naidu pacifies sulking party workers

Seeking to pacify his protesting party leaders who have been denied party tickets due to the seat-sharing deal with TRS and Left parties, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu today assured that he would take care of them in future.
“I am feeling bad that we could not accommodate some [...]

NTR Junior advised 6-weeks rest

NTR Junior is now fine and out of danger. He is in the ICU at KIMS hospital in Secunderabad. He was severely injured in a road accident on 26 March when his car collided with another car travelling in the opposite direction. NTR had minor surgeries but he is completely safe now. Doctors at KIMS [...]

Babu promises free power to run CTV

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu has reiterated that power would be supplied for colour TVs if the party was voted to power.
Addressing cadres at NTR Bhavan on the occasion of the 28th formation day of the party here today, Naidu said the TDP had promised voters free colour TVs as television helped [...]

A tsunami of election freebies bodes ill for India

Various parties are promising the moon to lure the inscrutable Indian voter … and emptying the treasury in the process.
IT IS raining goodies for the voter … from colour television sets to unemployment doles, to free education and, above all, virtually free rice, cooking oil, cooking gas, et al.
Various parties are promising the moon to [...]

Pin Counter With Ganga Bhavani ( Video )

Pin Counter With Harish Rao ( video )

Pin Counter With Nannapaneni ( Video )

Pin Counter With Lakshmi Parvathy ( Video )

‘Outsider’ Jaipal Reddy finds no cheerleaders

Union minister S Jaipal Reddy’s campaign for the Chevella Lok Sabha seat has hit a roadblock even before it could start, or so it seems. Stuck with a bunch of miffed Congress workers in Chevella who rooted for a local candidate, ‘outsider’ Reddy has an uphill task in winning over party workers who can drum [...]

Daily News Gallery - March 29( photos )

Chandrababu Speaking with their disappointed cadre ( video )

jayasudha speech in Secunderabad ( Video )

Chandrababu Warning to KCR( video )

TDP 5th list ( Video )

pavan kalyan press meet ( video )

Pawan Kalyan’s Speech from Macharla in Guntur dt( Video )

Tv9 Focus on Nimmakuru Politics ( video )

Tv 9 Question hour with Jaya Prakash Narayana( Video )

Chiru Road Show In East Godhavari ( video )

Tv9 Ravi Prakash ENCOUNTER with JAYA PRADA ( Video )

Election Commission initiates action against TRS candidate

The Election Commission on Saturday initiated suo motu action against Samala Venkata Reddy, Telangana Rashtra Samiti candidate for Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat, following his disclosure to a television channel that he had paid Rs. 10 crore to purchase the party ticket.
Chief Electoral Officer I. V. Subba Rao said the Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, [...]

TDP-CPM stand off over seats intensifies

The newly-formed “grand alliance” of TDP, Left and TRS in Andhra Pradesh, which appeared to be floundering following a stand-off
between the TDP and the CPM over seat-sharing of assembly constituencies, on Sunday went further into crisis.
With TDP refusing to give more than 15 seats to CPM, the latter has threatened to go it alone in [...]

TRS cadres vent ire on Telangana Bhavan

The rebellion in ranks of the TRS cadres over allotment of party tickets rocked the Telangana Bhavan on Sunday for the third consecutive day. TRS activists on Sunday went on a rampage, damaged window panes and shouted slogans against party president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) for denying tickets to their leaders.

The supporters of party state secretary S Kranthi Kumar barged into the office premises demanding that TRS should put pressure on TDP and ensure that TDP candidate Babu Mohan withdrew in favour of Kranthi Kumar from Andole assembly seat in Medak district and in a fit of anger damaged glass windows of the front office and that of the chambers of party general secretary G Vijayarama Rao. Earlier, the supporters staged a dharna at the party office premises and shouted slogans.

‘Power minister’ faces crisis in his own turf

The wind seems to be blowing against Mohd Shabbir Ali in Kamareddy assembly constituency. The ‘power minister’ in YS Rajasekhara
Reddy’s cabinet looks like powerless what with his brother and ‘chinna minister’ as he is being called in the local political circles, Mohd Nayeem playing spoilsport.
Sources said Shabbir is facing greater hurdles this time round because [...]

It’s ‘Prajarajyam’ in Chiru party

The so-called discipline in Prajarajyam Party ranks is in tatters. Loyal workers protesting denial of tickets to their leaders are resorting to violence, breaking furniture and setting party offices on fire.
At Kalwakurthy in Mahbubnagar district, PRP activists attacked the party office as their leader Jupalli Prabhakar Rao was not given the assembly ticket. They went [...]

TRS may change Secundarabad candidate

Rattled by the controversy that arose from the statement of the Secunderabad LS candidate S Venkat Reddy that he had paid Rs 10 crore
for geting party ticket and the suo motu case taken up by the Election Commission, TRS is said to be contemplating to change the candidate. Sources said KCR was planning to nominate [...]

Chinnamma gets set to charm Vizagites

`Chinnamma’ was grinning from ear to ear as she entered the Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple near old city in Vizag on Sunday. After
feverishly sounding the temple bell, she offered prayers to the goddess, took the prasadam and emerged out with her MLA-husband Daggubati Venkateswara Rao and other aides in tow.
Exactly eight days after announcement of her [...]

KCR craves for monies: Ex-TRS MLA

Upping the ante against K Chandrasekhar Rao’s `craving for monies’, liquor baron and former TRS MLA Gaddam Ganga Reddy alleged that the TRS president is accepting huge amounts to allot tickets to prospective candidates in the Telangana region.
Ganga Reddy’s charge comes close to the heels of an assertion by the TRS candidate from Secunderabad Lok [...]

Brothers in arms: Left parties turn rivals in Guntur dist

Upset with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) unilaterally granting Mangalagiri seat to CPI, the CPM has decided to field candidates from six
constituencies in the district.
The CPM leaders were angered with the announcement of the CPI on Saturday which declared its district secretary Muppalla Nageswar Rao as candidate from Mangalagiri. This seat was earlier represented by [...]

CPI (M) sets deadline for Telugu Desam

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has set a deadline till Monday afternoon for the TDP to settle disputes relating to five Assembly seats among the grand alliance partners. If it fails to do so, CPI (M) candidates will file nominations from constituencies favourable for the party.
At the emergency meetings of the CPI (M) State [...]

Chiru says PR will cross ‘magic figure’ of 150

t Chiranjeevi expressed confidence that his party will be ahead of all others in the forthcoming elections and cross the ‘magic figure’ of 150 seats to form the government in the State.
Sporting a silk dhoti and ‘kanduva’ in true Telugu style to celebrate Ugadi, Mr. Chiranjeevi released the first list of 100 Assembly and nine [...]

Yechury, Karat hold talks over seat-sharing in AP

Top leaders of CPI(M) Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury on Sunday held talks with the party’s Andhra Pradesh unit leaders here in the wake of the problems over seat-sharing among the constituents of the TDP-led “grand alliance”.
The seat adjustment among the partners — the TDP, TRS, CPI(M) and CPI — ran into rough weather [...]

Actor Murali Mohan’s name in TDP’s fourth list

M Murali Mohan will contest the April 23 Lok Sabha elections from Rajahmundry constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has announced his candidature in the fourth list released here on Sunday.
Though Murali Mohan has been active leader in the party for many years now, this is the first time he will be [...]

Kuthuhalamma kindles hopes among rebels?

In spite of declaration by Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy that no changes will be made in the candidates’ list announced by the Congress party, Assembly Deputy Speaker G Kuthuhalamma, whose name did not figure in the list, has succeeded in getting a ticket to contest from Gangadhara Nellore (SC) in Chittoor district.
The Congress high [...]

CEO takes suo motu notice

The Chief Electoral Officer’s Office has taken suo motu notice of Telangana Rashtra Samiti candidate S Venkat Reddy’s allegation that he paid Rs 10 crore for Secunderabad Parliamentary seat ticket. Chief Electoral Officer, I V Subba Rao said, “We have got reports about the incident and will proceed accordingly.’’ However, the CEO’s office has to [...]

Plea to stop religious ads on TV

The Congress party today urged the State Chief Electoral Officer to take steps to stop telecast of `religious’ advertisements by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on television.
A Congress Legislature Party (CLP) delegation comprising MLCs R Padma Raju, G Rudra Raju and others submitted a representation to CEO IV Subba Rao at the Secretariat here, alleging [...]

Nukarapu gets TDP ticket

They say there are no permanent enemies and friends in politics. To prove the dictum right, TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu gave Lok Sabha ticket to a person whom he called landgrabber and even led agitations against the latter.
Remember the Nadargul land controversy?. Chandrababu along with the Left parties raised a hue and cry over [...]

TDP firebrand Roja caught in sex scandal

The hate campaign being run in the name of elections has turned worse in Andhra Pradesh, which go to polls for the Lok Sabha and the Assembly simultaneously.
At the receiving end is former actress Roja, who is the TDP nominee for Chandragiri Assembly constituency in Chittoor.
After verbal duels on TV channels, which often bordered on [...]

NTR Jr shows to go on, with or without him!

His fans and TDP activists may miss the physical presence of NTR Jr in the elections. But, in the districts, which were not covered by NTR Jr, people will get an opportunity to watch his electrifying roadshows. The TDP is planning to send CDs of his election speeches to all such districts.
The actor, who [...]

Parties create ruckus over ticket list

Ticket allotment within the Telengana Rashtra Samiti has annoyed party members who have been left out of the list. And it’s not just the TRS, members of Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam party too created a ruckus outside the party office for the same reason.
The Congress however denies any such problem.
Still hopeful of being heard, party members [...]

Tough going for former naxals

Maoist rebels, who gave up their armed struggle and joined the mainstream, have been elected to local mandal parishads and zilla parishads, but have not been able to make it to the State Assembly or Parliament so far.
A commander of the Janashakthi naxal group, Danasari Anasuya alias Sitakka, secured ticket for the Mulug (ST) Assembly [...]

Daily News Gallery - March 28( photos )

YSR speech in nalgonda

NTR ’s Health Condition ( video )

Congress Cine Stars are ready to Start Jeevitha ,Rajasekhar ,Jasudha , Sarada ,Sreehari, Giribabu, Krishnareddy……. …( Video )

PRP 2nd List ( Video )

Chiranjeevi press meet from Kakinada ( Video )

Present Situation at AP Party Offices ( video )

Tv9 Interview with SARADA (Video)

Harsh Comments on Allu Aravind ( video )

Momentum picks up in poll scene

188 candidates submit nominations in twin cities and Ranga Reddy district

Protest at Naidu’s residence

Even as the TRS is yet to withdraw its candidates from few contentious seats, TDP workers from Uppal, Qutuballapur and Medchal staged protests outside party president N Chandrababu Naidu’s residence in Jubilee Hills on Saturday charging that only their party and not the TRS should contest from these seats.

Ever since the TRS quietly nominated candidates from these constituencies, the TDP cadres from there have been demanding that Naidu prevail upon the TRS and make them withdraw the candidates. “Only the TDP has a strong presence in Uppal, Qutuballapur and Medchal. There is no way these seats can be left to the TRS,” said G Sudhir Reddy, aspirant for the Medchal seat. TDP sources said if the TDP is unsuccessful in getting the seats, then there will be many resignations.
In Andhra Pradesh, ticket allotment within the Telengana Rashtra Samiti has annoyed party members who have been left out of the list. And it’s not just the TRS, members of Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam party too created a ruckus outside the party office for the same reason.

The Congress however denies any such problem.

Still hopeful of being heard, party members of Telangana Rashtra Samiti stood shouting slogans and expressing rage over being ignored in the tickets list.

‘Kutuhallamma’ smiling again

Her cry-baby act might not have gone well with some local Congress leaders. But, deputy speaker Gummadi Kutuhallama had her way with the party high command finally deciding to allot her the GD Nellore assembly ticket on Satruday. And, now she is being hailed as ‘one-woman army’ by her followers. Well, Kutuhalamma managed to extract [...]

Cong changes list; Konathala fielded against Allu Aravind

Reacting swiftly to the PRP nominating Allu Aravind from Anakapalli Lok Sabha seat, the Congress
on Saturday shifted its candidate Sabbam Hari to the Assembly seat and nominated minister Konathala Ramakrishna from there. “Hari is a Velama. The Congress decided that Ramakrishna, who belongs to the Gavara BC community, has a better chance of taking on [...]

Vamsi still undecided on Vijayawada LS

Giving a new twist to the Gannavaram assembly seat controversy, the disgruntled TDP leader Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan has convened an
emergency meeting of his followers at Gannavaram on Sunday.
Mohan, a close friend of party’s latest sensation on the campaign front Junior NTR, has been named as party’s candidate for Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency. Sources said a [...]

Bashed up Venkat says it’s just family affair

Who is Samala Venkat Reddy, the man who made headlines on Friday when he claimed that he ‘bought’ the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) ticket for the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat for Rs 10 crore at Telangana Bhavan?
Clearly, many wouldn’t know of the 36-year old realtor hailing from Koheda village of Ibrahimpatnam mandal in the neighbouring [...]

Mahakutami rocked as realtors corner TRS seats

Even as protests by ticket-seekers continued across the state, all the major parties on Saturday redrew strategies by revising their list of candidates leading to utter confusion in the ranks.
The confusion was the worst in the TRS, which has revised its list at least nine times till now. There is fierce opposition in the TRS [...]