In both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, two high-profile female politicians are fighting hard to cement their place in the political arena. While K. Kavitha, the daughter of former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has grabbed headlines in Telangana thanks to a “leaked” letter, Y.S. Sharmila, the daughter of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has raised concerns over the state’s deteriorating fiscal health under the previous YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government, referencing its dismal ranking of 17th out of 18 general category states in the Niti Aayog Fiscal Health Index Report 2025. Andhra Pradesh ranked below Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand, states also … Read more
YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy. File | Photo Credit: ANI Several leaders have deserted the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) after it suffered its worst-ever poll debacle in the Assembly elections this year. This casts some doubt over the future of the 13-year-old party. YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy steered the party to power in 2019, … Read more
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Andhra Pradesh Police Department has served notices to various leaders belonging to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), ahead of the scheduled visit of former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to Tirupati on Friday (September 27, 2024.) Mr. Jagan is expected to visit Tirupati … Read more
The newly elected Andhra Pradesh government has announced increasing the monthly pension of senior citizens from Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 under the government’s NTR Bharosa Pension scheme, which was previously called YSR Pension Kanuka Scheme. The beneficiaries will receive the hike retrospectively starting in May. AP Endowment Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy announced increasing the … Read more
People thronging the market near Char Minar in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: ANI Just days before the deadline of June 2, 2024, the day when Hyderabad will cease to be the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the political class in residual Andhra Pradesh maintains a stoic silence on the issue of choosing a … Read more
Vizianagaram MP Bellana Chandrasekhar, YSRCP’s candidate for Nellimarla Assembly constituency Baddukonda Appalanaidu and other leaders campaigning in Nellimarla of Vizianagaram district on March 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vizianagaram MP and YSR Congress Party leader Bellana Chandrasekhar said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s welfare and developmental activities have touched … Read more
TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu, Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kalyan and the then BJP Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi Shankaravam attend an election campaign rally in Tirupati on April 30, 2014. | Photo Credit: Poornachandra kumar The Andhra Pradesh political dream team of 2014 — which fell apart with disastrous consequences for all three … Read more
Raghu Ramakrishna Raju. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy submitted a preliminary counter affidavit in the High Court (HC) on January 23 praying for the removal of his name from the array of respondents to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Narasapuram MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju … Read more
Revanth Reddy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s request to the Central Government seeking steps to recover money from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh for utilising the assets belonging to Telangana has caught the officials by surprise. They have a reason as the Chief Minister’s request to the Union Home Minister Amit … Read more