The decoration at the Gangamma temple in Tirupati evoked criticism by the opposition parties. The flower decoaration at the temple for the jatara reflected English letter ‘J’ followed by the pictorial depiction of a ‘gun’, which when put together make ‘Jagan’, the name of YCP president and Chief Minister Y.S. …

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has pinned hopes on splitting of votes between the opposition parties. The Congress’ thumping victory in neighbouring Karnataka might not repeat in Telangana, political analysts say. However, there is talk that the Congress might get strengthened in Telangana. It is learnt that KCR had …

The BJP suffered a jolt in Karnataka. In 2007, the party registered victory in the southern state for the first time winning 78 seats and since then, it has been increasing in strength. In 2018, the BJP won 104 seats but this time, it suffered a defeat. Had the party …

The ‘excesses’ of the police and municipal staff landed Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in trouble. He could not have ordered for cutting down huge trees in places visited by him but the officials, on their own discretion, removed them. This even went to the notice of the National …

The YCP in Andhra Pradesh should consider the BJP’s defeat in neighbouring Karnataka as a lesson. Political observers felt that the YCP government should try to understand what had happened in Karnataka and try not to commit such mistakes, because there is a lot of similarity in the way the …

TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu is 70 plus but he is very active, and the public wants him to be more active. Even at the ripe age, he still is taking up padayatras. Recently, he led a padayatra in East and West Godavari districts for four days. Why should he …

The landslide victory of Congress in Karnataka has catapulted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to prominence. His walkathon Bharat Jodo Yatra, spanning 150 days and covering 4,080 km from the southern tip of the country, Kanyakumari to Srinagar in Jammu and Kahsmir received tremendous response from the public. By winning the …

The speculation over early polls is creating a confusion among many fence-sitters in the YCP. Many of them who have plans to switch sides either to the TDP or the Jana Sena, ahead of the polls, are in a dilemma over swinging into action and switching loyalties as they are …

The TDP is considering winning the Gudivada constituency as a prestigious matter. For the last four elections, Kodali Nani had been winning from the constituency comfortably. The sharp criticism by Nani against TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and his son Lokesh is another factor that has increased the determination of …

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s tours are sending jitters down the spine of the public and overloading the officials with extra work. His visits are wrought with inconvenience to the public, destruction of green cover and expenditure of a huge amount of public money, say the opposition leaders. Jagan …

Magunta Srinivasula Reddy is a worried man as his political clout has not helped him tide over the crisis. According to his followers, he is feeling slighted both by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the YCP. Ahead of the elections, he is likely to take some crucial decisions …

The Christian community in Andhra Pradesh which had lent support and voted for the YCP during the last elections is now hearing to a different preaching. With YCP boss and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s brother-in-law and evangelist Brother Anil Kumar campaigning strategically and influencing the Christians in the …