TDP MLA takes charge of deputy speaker of Andhra assembly
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TDP MLA takes charge of deputy speaker of Andhra assembly

Hindustan Times  

Telugu Desam Party MLA Kanumuru Raghu Ramakrishna Raju on Thursday assumed charge as the deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly, after speaker Ch Ayyanna Patrudu declared Raju elected for the post unanimously. Kanumuru Raghu Ramakrishna Raju’s candidature was endorsed by deputy chief minister K Pawan Kalyan, state IT minister Nara Lokesh and Visakhapatnam MLA P Vishnu Kumar R {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Raju was the only candidate who had filed the nomination for the deputy speaker post on Wednesday. His candidature was endorsed by deputy chief minister K Pawan Kalyan, state IT minister Nara Lokesh and Visakhapatnam MLA P Vishnu Kumar Raju. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Several ministers representing the NDA coalition government in the state submitted nomination papers in support of Raju to state legislature secretary general Suryadevara Prasanna Kumar.

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Telugu Desam Party wrests Kadapa by repeating 1999 election results
2 weeks ago

Telugu Desam Party wrests Kadapa by repeating 1999 election results

The Hindu  

It took 25 years for the Telugu Desam Party to post a resounding victory in Kadapa, considered the erstwhile bastion of the Indian National Congress and later the YSR Congress Party. Sharmila Reddy as a contender to YSR legacy, the alleged letdown of sweetlime farmers in Kadapa’s horticultural belt, the failed insurance scheme that offered no respite to farmers during …

9 Kadapa YSRC corporators may join Telugu Desam
3 weeks, 4 days ago

9 Kadapa YSRC corporators may join Telugu Desam

Deccan Chronicle  

It is learnt Kadapa MP Y.S. Kadapa TD MLA Madhavi and Telugu Desam politburo member R. Srinivasulu Reddy have been active in luring YSRC corporators into the TD fold following a dispute between the TD MLA and the mayor at a KMC meeting. TD leaders are preparing to move a no-confidence motion against the mayor, which will require at least …

Major shake-up in YSRCP as senior leaders quit, citing discontent
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Major shake-up in YSRCP as senior leaders quit, citing discontent

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM / RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: In a major blow to the YSRCP, senior leader and former minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao has announced his resignation to the party. He also stepped down as the party incharge of Bheemili Assembly constituency, citing personal reasons in a letter addressed to YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. He also sent a letter to YSRCP North Andhra …

Ex-Andhra Pradesh minister quits YSR Congress citing 'lack of respect'
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Ex-Andhra Pradesh minister quits YSR Congress citing 'lack of respect'

India Today  

Former Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister M Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as Avanthi Srinivasa, resigned from the YSR Congress Party on Thursday, citing "personal reasons." In his resignation letter to YSRCP chief, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Rao stated: “As I have decided to stay away from politics due to personal reasons, I am resigning from the …

TD leader files complaint against Jagan for remarks on CM
1 month ago

TD leader files complaint against Jagan for remarks on CM

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Telugu Desam leader Buddha Venkanna lodged a complaint on Sunday against YSR Congress MP Vijayasai Reddy for making objectionable comments about former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Reddy, in a post on X, had implied that Naidu was unfit to govern due to his age, suggesting Pawan Kalyan as a better alternative. Venkanna criticised Reddy for threatening to jail …

Rajya Sabha election: CM Chandrababu Naidu urged not to share seats
1 month ago

Rajya Sabha election: CM Chandrababu Naidu urged not to share seats

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: With just a few days left to file nominations for the three Rajya Sabha seats, several TDP leaders have demanded the high command not to share the seats with its alliance partners — BJP and JSP. Even as the yellow party is yet to finalise the candidates, there is speculation that Beeda Masthan Rao, who resigned from the YSRCP …

TPCC Appoints Inactive Leaders as Coordinators for Vijayostavalu
1 month, 1 week ago

TPCC Appoints Inactive Leaders as Coordinators for Vijayostavalu

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee appointed the party’s inactive leaders as coordinators for Assembly Constituencies for the ‘Praja Palana Vijayostavalu’ from December 1-9 to bring them into action for the upcoming local body elections. TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud appointed these leaders as the coordinators since they were not actively participating in the party programmes after the party’s …

Chandrababu Naidu's party set for Rajya Sabha comeback in Andhra Pradesh bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chandrababu Naidu's party set for Rajya Sabha comeback in Andhra Pradesh bypolls

India Today  

The Election Commission of India announced by-elections to fill three vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, following the resignations of YSR Congress Party members Mopidevi Venkataramana, Beeda Masthan Rao, and R Krishnaiah. This leaves the YSRCP with only eight Rajya Sabha members, as the resignations dealt a significant blow to the party. This past June, the TDP-led NDA alliance …

Denying PAC chairmanship to YSRC unprecedented: Peddireddy
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Denying PAC chairmanship to YSRC unprecedented: Peddireddy

Deccan Chronicle  

YSRC MLA Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, who filed his nomination for chairmanship of Public Accounts Committee, disapproved the state government’s action of not giving the chairmanship of PAC to the opposition party, as is the convention. The ruling governments across all democratic nations have given the PAC chairman post to the opposition party. He underlined that the YSRC decided to boycott …

NDA bags all posts as YSRCP boycotts Andhra public accounts committee polls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NDA bags all posts as YSRCP boycotts Andhra public accounts committee polls

Hindustan Times  

The opposition YSR Congress Party on Friday skipped the elections to the public accounts committee of the Andhra Pradesh state legislature, paving way for the unanimous election of the ruling Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance members. NDA bags all posts as YSRCP boycotts Andhra public accounts committee polls As the 10-day winter session of the state assembly concluded on …

NDA bags all posts as YSRCP boycotts Andhra public accounts committee polls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NDA bags all posts as YSRCP boycotts Andhra public accounts committee polls

Hindustan Times  

The opposition YSR Congress Party on Friday skipped the elections to the public accounts committee of the Andhra Pradesh state legislature, paving way for the unanimous election of the ruling Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance members. NDA bags all posts as YSRCP boycotts Andhra public accounts committee polls {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} As the 10-day winter session of the …

Jana Sena MLA likely to be Andhra’s PAC chief
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jana Sena MLA likely to be Andhra’s PAC chief

Hindustan Times  

Senior Jana Sena Party lawmaker Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu is likely to get elected as the chairman of public accounts committee of Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly on Friday, people familiar with the matter said. Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu Ramanjaneyulu, a three-time MLA from Bhimavaram, on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the PAC chairman post, along with eight other MLAs representing the ruling National …

LoP status must be earned, CM Chandrababu Naidu tells Jagan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LoP status must be earned, CM Chandrababu Naidu tells Jagan

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Criticising YSRC president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for boycotting the Assembly session for not being given the Leader of Opposition status, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday asserted that dictating terms and demanding positions will not work in a democracy. While congratulating Undi MLA K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju on being unanimously elected as the Deputy Speaker of …

TDP MLA takes charge of deputy speaker of Andhra assembly
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TDP MLA takes charge of deputy speaker of Andhra assembly

Hindustan Times  

Telugu Desam Party MLA Kanumuru Raghu Ramakrishna Raju on Thursday assumed charge as the deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly, after speaker Ch Ayyanna Patrudu declared Raju elected for the post unanimously. Kanumuru Raghu Ramakrishna Raju’s candidature was endorsed by deputy chief minister K Pawan Kalyan, state IT minister Nara Lokesh and Visakhapatnam MLA P Vishnu Kumar R …

Kadapa SP transferred, Annamayya SP made in-charge in Andhra Pradesh
2 months ago

Kadapa SP transferred, Annamayya SP made in-charge in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

V. Harshavardhan Raju, Superintendent of Police Kadapa district, has been transferred with immediate effect and directed to report at the Police headquarters for further posting. Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police has placed Annamayya district SP Vasana Vidhya Sagar Naidu in full additional charge of Kadapa, until further orders. The order comes in the wake of the arrest and immediate …

Vizianagaram district MLC election: TDP, YSRCP high commands hold crucial meeting on selection of candidates
2 months ago

Vizianagaram district MLC election: TDP, YSRCP high commands hold crucial meeting on selection of candidates

The Hindu  

The party high commands of both the Telugu Desam Party and the YSR Congress Party are holding crucial meetings in Amaravati on Tuesday morning to finalise the candidates for local body MLC seat of united Vizianagaram district. TDP’s national president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu would hold the meeting in Amaravati to take a decision about the …

New TTD Board: Raw deal irks Kadapa TDP men
2 months, 1 week ago

New TTD Board: Raw deal irks Kadapa TDP men

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: TDP leaders from Kadapa are feeling disappointed as there is no representation from the district in the newly constituted Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board, despite having won five of the seven Assembly seats in a spectacular show. The Arya Vysya community is disillusioned, having had high hopes after Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu promised to provide representation in the temple boards, …

TDP Leaders Call for Unity and Victory in 2029 Elections
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TDP Leaders Call for Unity and Victory in 2029 Elections

The Hindu  

TDP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has called on the cadre of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to strive for victory in the 2029 elections. He highlighted the role played by the TDP in aligning political forces at the national level and in providing welfare to the cadres. Naidu emphasized the need for the TDP to be strengthened further to …

Workshop for YSRC activists to strengthen party at grassroots level
3 months, 1 week ago

Workshop for YSRC activists to strengthen party at grassroots level

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: YSRC President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held discussions with the leaders of various associated wings of the party and announced that a workshop would soon be organised to train party leaders on coordination and grassroots level organisation. During the meeting, Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised the TDP coalition government for its failure to manage key sectors …

BRS MLA Post Pocharam’s departure, who’ll be Banswada BRS in-charge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BRS MLA Post Pocharam’s departure, who’ll be Banswada BRS in-charge

New Indian Express  

NIZAMABAD: Ever since former Assembly Speaker and BRS MLA Pocharam Srinivas Reddy defected to the ruling Congress, one topic that is being discussed among the pink party cadre and leaders is the appointment of party in-charge in the Banswada Assembly constituency. Now that Srinivas Reddy left the pink party with his followers, including the second-rung leaders, the BRS is faced …

Appointments to panels: CM’s bid to maintain grip over Congress
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Appointments to panels: CM’s bid to maintain grip over Congress

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The appointment of chairpersons of the Public Accounts Committee, Public Undertakings Committee and Estimates Committee has a valid rationale behind it. With the appointment of BRS turncoat MLA Arekapudi Gandhi as the chairman of Public Accounts Committee and the assertion that he is a BRS MLA, since tradition dictates that the post should go to a member from the …

New president faces big challenge in appointing TPCC office-bearers
4 months ago

New president faces big challenge in appointing TPCC office-bearers

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Even as the ruling Congress has successfully completed the process of appointing the new Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president after lengthy deliberations, a major challenge lies before it in the form of appointments of state office-bearers as well as Cabinet expansion. Recently, the All India Congress Committee picked loyal party worker Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud as the new TPCC …

Revanth Sums Up His Tenure As PCC Chief in Three Words: Joy, Gratitude and Pride
4 months ago

Revanth Sums Up His Tenure As PCC Chief in Three Words: Joy, Gratitude and Pride

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister and outgoing TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy expressed joy, gratitude, and pride as he prepared to pass the baton of leadership to party colleague Mahesh Kumar Goud who will now head the state party Unit. "Since the day I took charge as TPCC president on 7th July 2021, I have felt blessed that my leader Smt Sonia …

Setback for Jagan as two YSRCP Rajya Sabha members resign from House, likely to join TDP
4 months, 1 week ago

Setback for Jagan as two YSRCP Rajya Sabha members resign from House, likely to join TDP

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Two YSRCP members of the Rajya Sabha—Beedha Mastan Rao Jadhav and Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi—have tendered their resignation from House membership, parliamentary sources said on Friday. The TDP may re-nominate Mastan Rao to the Rajya Sabha, while Mopidevi Venkata Ramana had reportedly agreed to join the TDP without any preconditions. He served as Minister for Excise and Prohibition till …

NDA likely to field candidate for MLC bypoll in Andhra Pradesh
4 months, 4 weeks ago

NDA likely to field candidate for MLC bypoll in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The TDP-led NDA is likely to contest the MLC byelection for the Visakhapatnam Local Authorities constituency. While former minister Botcha Satyanarayana filed his papers on Monday on behalf of the YSRC for the MLC byelection, it is learnt that Byra Dileep Chakravarthy is likely to be fielded by the NDA. The six-member committee was constituted by Chief Minister and …

AP: Two Former MLAs Distance Themselves from YSRC
5 months ago

AP: Two Former MLAs Distance Themselves from YSRC

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Two prominent YSRC leaders Pendem Dorababu of Pithapuram and Parvatha Purnachandra Prasad of Prathipadu in Kakinada district, both former MLAs, have distanced themselves from the YSR Congress Party. Dorababu told Deccan Chronicle that he had served Pithapuram constituency for two and half decades. The former MLA requested Pithapuram MLA and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan to carry out development …

Chandrababu Naidu to Launch Janmabhoomi-2
5 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu to Launch Janmabhoomi-2

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu as Telugu Desam chief has chaired the party’s politburo meeting here on Thursday and discussed political strategies for the MLC elections. Naidu said the nominated posts for the Janmabhoomi-2 would be filled and added that the party's flagship programme in the past would be restarted soon. YSRC leaders grabbed lands and developed large-scale settlements …

Chandrababu Naidu compares Jagan Reddy to ‘drug lord Pablo Escobar’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandrababu Naidu compares Jagan Reddy to ‘drug lord Pablo Escobar’

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday compared former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy to slain Columbian narco-terrorist, Pablo Escobar. Releasing a white paper in the assembly, Naidu claimed Andhra Pradesh had become the "Ganja capital" of the country under Reddy's rule. "There was only one person who can compare to what happened in Andhra, drug lord Pablo Escobar," Naidu …

TDP, YSRCP clash over viral ragging video at SSN college in Andhra Pradesh
5 months, 2 weeks ago

TDP, YSRCP clash over viral ragging video at SSN college in Andhra Pradesh

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Anitha Vangalapudi on Thursday lashed out at the YSR Congress party after the latter tagged the minister over a viral video where students at Andhra Pradesh's Sri Subbaraya and Narayana College were being attacked and assaulted by their seniors in the name of NCC ragging. Taking to X, the Andhra Pradesh Home Minister hit back at …

YS Jagan seeks Andhra HC's intervention for Leader of Opposition status
5 months, 2 weeks ago

YS Jagan seeks Andhra HC's intervention for Leader of Opposition status

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking its directions to the Assembly Speaker and secretary general to accord him the Leader of the Opposition status in the State Assembly as per law. Making Assembly Speaker Ch Ayyannapatrudu and Minister of Finance and Legislative Affairs Payyavula Keshav as respondents in the case, Jagan …

Karnataka: BJP yet to appoint Opposition leader in Council
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: BJP yet to appoint Opposition leader in Council

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The BJP, the principal opposition party in the Karnataka assembly, is yet to appoint a Leader of Opposition in the council. While the party has appointed an opposition leader in the lower house, it does not have a LoP in the upper house, where the NDA enjoys a majority. The BJP realised it needed a strong leader in the …

TDP, YSRC argue over special status for Andhra in all-party meeting in Delhi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

TDP, YSRC argue over special status for Andhra in all-party meeting in Delhi

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Following the all-party meeting convened in New Delhi on Sunday on the eve of the Budget session of the Parliament, leaders of TDP and YSRC engaged in a war of words over the issue of Special Category Status. While the ruling TDP sought the Centre’s support in completing the Polavaram project and Amaravati capital, the YSRC asked for Special …

TD, YSRC Raise AP Issues at all Party Meeting
5 months, 2 weeks ago

TD, YSRC Raise AP Issues at all Party Meeting

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam MPs sought funds for Polavaram, Amaravati, Visakhapatnam steel plant, railway projects and raised other issues at the all-party meeting ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Sunday. MP Srikrishna Devarayalu said TD mentioned “the financial destruction of AP” during YSRC's five-year rule, at the all-party meeting and listed the debts the state incurred” …

All-party meet: Congress seeks LS Dy Speaker post; JD(U) demands special status for Bihar, YSRCP for Andhra
5 months, 3 weeks ago

All-party meet: Congress seeks LS Dy Speaker post; JD(U) demands special status for Bihar, YSRCP for Andhra

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday sought the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's position for the opposition in the all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of Parliament session, and raised the issue of paper leaks, including of the prestigious NEET, sources said. During the meeting, Samajwadi Party MP Ramgopal Yadav raised the issue of the Uttar Pradesh government's controversial directive …

YSRC faces survival threat in its bastion, needs urgent steps for revival
5 months, 4 weeks ago

YSRC faces survival threat in its bastion, needs urgent steps for revival

New Indian Express  

NELLORE: The YSRC’s dismal show in the just concluded elections has marked a significant change in the power dynamics, posing a serious threat to its dominance over Nellore politics in the future. In 2014, the YSRC won seven Assembly and Nellore Lok Sabha seat despite the strong show of the TDP alliance across the State. Former minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy …

Former Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy booked in ‘attempt to murder’ case
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Former Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy booked in ‘attempt to murder’ case

Hindustan Times  

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and chief of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party Jagan Mohan Reddy along with two IPS officers and two retired officials have been booked in an attempt to murder case. The case was registered by Andhra Pradesh Police following a complaint lodged by the ruling Telugu Desam Party MLA from Undi assembly constituency, K Raghurama …

Chandrababu Naidu talks of TDP revival, sets off churn in Telangana politics
6 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu talks of TDP revival, sets off churn in Telangana politics

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday left political analysts trying to figure out implications of his comments that the Telangana unit of the TDP will not only be reactivated, but revived to its past glory. A day after his meeting with Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Naidu on Sunday announced plans to reactivate the TDP …

TDP will regain past glory in Telangana soon, party restructure on cards: Chandrababu Naidu
6 months ago

TDP will regain past glory in Telangana soon, party restructure on cards: Chandrababu Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Thanking the people for protesting against his arrest in September last year, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said the Telugu Desam Party will soon regain its past glory in Telangana also. Addressing TDP workers here, Naidu said the party was born in Telangana and soon it will be restructured. Asserting that he would work to …

NDA MP, MLAs Insist on Judicial Probe against Ex-AU VC
6 months, 1 week ago

NDA MP, MLAs Insist on Judicial Probe against Ex-AU VC

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: An MP and MLAs of the NDA alliance government in AP visited Andhra University on Saturday. The ruling parties’ MP and legislators held Prasada Reddy responsible for Andhra University losing its reputation. Ramesh and MLAs Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu and Vamsikrishna Srinivas presented a united front, saying that they will ensure that the former AU vice chancellor …

Who will be Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha? From NDA or INDIA bloc?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will be Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha? From NDA or INDIA bloc?

Live Mint  

The 18th Lok Sabha will have a Deputy Speaker, but it will likely be from the ruling National Democratic Alliance and not from the Opposition INDIA bloc, reports suggest. The post of Deputy Speaker was vacant in the second term of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in the 17th Lok Sabha. Buoyed by its increased strength in the Lok …

TDP, BJP will do everything possible for development of Andhra: PM Modi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TDP, BJP will do everything possible for development of Andhra: PM Modi

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the BJP and the TDP are working closely for the progress of India and development of Andhra Pradesh. A delegation of TDP MPs, including Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu, Minister of State Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, Parliamentary Party leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and Kalisetti Appala Naidu, called on …

YSRC may back NDA in Lok Sabha Speaker election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

YSRC may back NDA in Lok Sabha Speaker election

Deccan Chronicle  

The YSRC is likely to extend its support to the BJP-led NDA for election of the Lok Sabha Speaker in Parliament on Wednesday.Though the YSRC leadership is yet to announce the decision officially, reports suggest that the party having four MPs in the Lok Sabha would extend its support to Om Birla, the NDA nominee. YSRC sources said the BJP …

Jagan Mohan Reddy seeks status of ‘Leader of Opposition’ in Assembly
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy seeks status of ‘Leader of Opposition’ in Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

In a letter addressed to the Assembly Speaker here on Tuesday, Jagan Mohan Reddy pointed out that the YSRC secured 40 per cent vote share in the recent elections. The YSRC legislature party leader observed that the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the AP Assembly notified under Article 208 of Constitution of India did not prescribe any …

Senior TDP legislator Patrudu elected as assembly speaker
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Senior TDP legislator Patrudu elected as assembly speaker

Hindustan Times  

Senior Telugu Desam Party legislator and former minister Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu was unanimously elected as the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly on Sunday. CM N Chandrababu Naidu and deputy CM Pawan Kalyan with the newly elected assembly speaker Ayyanna Patrudu State legislature secretary general PPK Ramanujacharyulu said only three nominations were received for the post on Friday …

Ayyanna Patrudu elected AP Assembly Speaker
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayyanna Patrudu elected AP Assembly Speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Senior Telugu Desam MLA Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu on Saturday assumed charge as Speaker of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and BJP MLAs led Ayyanna Patrudu to the podium. Jagan Mohan Reddy and his 10 MLAs remained absent when the legislative assembly elected Ayyanna Patrudu as the speaker. …

Congress gains momentum in Telangana as BRS MLAs consider mass defection
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress gains momentum in Telangana as BRS MLAs consider mass defection

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Stating that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and party’s strategist Sunil Kanugolu have been deliberating on joinings for the past three days, Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender on Friday said that as many as 20 BRS MLAs will join the Congress very soon. During an informal chat with reporters here, Nagender said that all the BRS MLAs in the …

Former Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy fourth BRS MLA to switch to Congress
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy fourth BRS MLA to switch to Congress

The Hindu  

Gates were opened for fresh defections from the Bharat Rashtra Samiti into Congress after the Parliament elections with senior BRS MLA and former Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy joining the Congress on Friday after being invited by Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. Mr. Srinivas Reddy justified his decision citing Chief Minister’s commitment towards the farmers and said at the fag …

CM Revanth Reddy meets former Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

CM Revanth Reddy meets former Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Friday met the former Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy here on Friday and invited him to join Congress. The Chief Minister’s meeting with Pocharam Srinivas Reddy assumed significance in the wake of rumours that several BRS MLAs are planning to join Congress shortly. Interacting with media persons at the residence of Pocharam …

Vishnu Kumar Raju Frontrunner for BJP Floor Leader
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vishnu Kumar Raju Frontrunner for BJP Floor Leader

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam North MLA P. Vishnu Kumar Raju is likely to be reappointed as the BJP's floor leader with Y. Satya Kumar Yadav getting a ministerial berth in the N. Chandrababu Naidu Cabinet. However, the BJP high command ultimately chose Y. Satya Kumar Yadav as the party's lone face in the cabinet. On this, Vishnu Kumar said, “Satya has the …

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