Drama unfolds in Andhra Pradesh as YSRCP govt places Chandrababu Naidu, son Nara Lokesh under house arrest for 'Chalo Atmakur' rally
Fp Staff • 5 years agoWednesday morning saw the police laying seige to the TDP president Chandrababu Naidu's residence on the Krishna river bank in view of party's call for ‘Chalo Atmakur’ rally. Naidu condemned the attempts to obstruct his rally and announced that he will sit on a hunger strike from 8 am to 8 pm on Wednesday.
KCR, Jagan Mohan Reddy likely to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in; invites sent to Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, say reports
Fp Staff • 6 years agoPrime Minister-elect Narendra Modi is set to take oath on Thursday for a second term in office to head the Indian government. While an official guest list for the swearing-in ceremony — scheduled to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi — is yet to be available, there are several reports on the political bigwigs expected to attend the event.
Lok Sabha Election 2019: Phase 1 sees voters turn out in large numbers; violence mars polling in Andhra Pradesh
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe world's largest polling exercise began on Thursday with an estimated 9 crore Indians coming out to vote for electing 91 parliamentarians in the first phase of over-a-month-long Lok Sabha election.
Andhra Pradesh: YSR Congress releases full list of candidates for 25 Lok Sabha, 175 Assembly constituencies
• 6 years agoOnly two candidates, who were elected as YSR Congress MPs in 2014, have been re-nominated while new candidates have been chosen by the party for the remaining 23 seats.
Chandrababu Naidu says time has come for Narendra Modi to go home, opposition to PM a 'democratic inevitability'
• 6 years agoTDP chief and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu said, "Now, surveys are making the opposition to Modi clear. The BJP and its puppet parties' defeat is thus certain in the coming elections."
K Chandrashekar Rao's move to reach out to Jaganmohan Reddy may spell trouble for Chandrababu Naidu
Fp Staff • 6 years agoKCR's sudden focus on Andhra Pradesh is thanks to the fact that in Jaganmohan Reddy and the YSRC, he finds an ally with a common enemy, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telugu Desam Party.
No conspiracy behind attack on YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, says Vizag police chief; assailant suffered from split personality
• 6 years agoThe knife attack on YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in Vishakhapatnam in October last year had been carried out by the accused with the intention to become 'famous' and there was no conspiracy
YSR Congress won't contest Telangana Assembly polls; party's 'complete focus' on 2019 elections in Andhra Pradesh
• 6 years agoThe YSR Congress on Saturday decided not to contest the 7 December assembly elections in Telangana since its 'complete focus' is on the 2019 elections in Andhra Pradesh, its actual base.
YSR Congress' YS Vijayamma says Centre ignoring demand for Andhra Pradesh special status due to disunity among MPs
• 7 years agoRuing lack of unity among the Andhra Pradesh MPs over the fight for special category status to the state, YSR Congress party said the Centre was not heeding to the demand seriously due to the disunity
YSRC leader VP Reddy, Congress' Syed Nasir Hussain take oath as Rajya Sabha MPs
• 7 years agoYSRC's Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and Congress leader Syed Nasir Hussain took oath as members of Rajya Sabha on Thursday.