Some of the Congress's new-found enthusiasm for hitting the streets will show its result in the Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka elections. That is when we will know if the Congress will go to the regional parties or the parties will come to the Congress.
The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday arrested a second party legislator Sandra Venkata Veeraiah after interrogating him in connection with the case.
Balakrishna was remanded to judicial custody for allegedly opening fire at two persons, including film producer B Suresh, on Thursday last.
The TDP also distanced itself from the National Democratic Alliance, during the latter's boycott of Parliament.\n\n
Naidu, in an interview to PTI speaks about the differences that arose between the BJP and the TDP.
The opposition National Democratic Alliance, of which the TDP is a part, has decided to continue its boycott of Parliament through the entire budget session.
Dealing a severe blow to the main opposition Congress in Andhra Pradesh ahead of elections, senior party leader and former home minister M V Mysoora Reddy on Wednesday joined the Telugu Desam Party.
Opposition members said renaming of the new greenfield airport at Shamsbad after dropping the name of the late N T Rama Rao hurt "Telugu pride".
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had, in fact, campaigned for him in the segment.
Only vegetarian dishes were served at the official dinner held at a state-run five-star hotel.
The charge sheet, running into more than 2,500 pages, was filed under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.
Birla, 57, has been MLA from Rajasthan thrice and MP twice.
"The matter should be inquired by a team of three chief ministers, including Buddhadeb Battacharjee (West Bengal), Nitish Kumar (Bihar) and J Jayalalithaa (Tamil Nadu)," he said.
Ramamurthy Naidu met Sonia Gandhi at her Parliament House office and expressed willingness to work for the party, to which she agreed.
President's Rule imposed in united Andhra Pradesh was revoked partially on Monday to facilitate swearing in of a government in the newly-created Telangana headed by TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, soon after recommending dissolution of the legislative assembly on Friday, had told reporters he would favour elections in February. That now looks unlikely.
The results in Seemandhra have shocked YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy.
Naidu's son and state Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh declared the family's assets on Wednesday.
The TDP has expressed its concern over hardline statements emanating from the party after Advani took over as president.
Sources said the new heads of the party in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh will be announced soon.
The 17th Metropolitan Magistrate had issued the warrant in July 2003 in connection with a case registered against the Samajwadi Party MP during the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad election in 2002.
The DGP was on the "hit list" of the YSR Congress for some time now, as they were perceived to be close to the previous Telugu Desam Party government.
Anantapuramu MP J C Diwakar Reddy, who did not attend Parliament on Wednesday, said he would continue to stay away when the no-trust motion moved by the TDP is taken up for discussion, and also during the entire Monsoon session.
After stating openly that the Telugu Desam Party would fight the elections without the Bharatiya Janata Party in Seemandhra, TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu has now agreed to keep the alliance alive.
Reacting to the development, Naidu said such crises were not new to the party.
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