In a survey conducted by Nielsen, for Telugu news channel NTV, an overwhelming 78 per cent of the electorate in Andhra Pradesh stated that they would like to see Jaganmohan Reddy succeed his father YSR Rajasekhara Reddy as the next chief minister. According to the survey, the results of which were also released by the Congress Legislature Party, caretaker Chief Minister K Rosaiah was second on the popularity chart with 13 per cent support.
The Andhra Pradesh Government has set up 14 teams, each consisting of eight members (112 personnel), to search for missing Chief Minister Y S Rajshekhar Reddy and the seven-seater Bell chopper in which he was traveling to Chitoor District.
In the 56-page report released to the media after laying down office as Vigilance Commissioner, R C Samal accused three ministers and 18 senior All India Services (IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service) officials of indulging in corrupt practices.
Several ministers in his government joined Naidu in the fast, which was held in all 13 districts of the state.
'He keeps reminding me he is senior. There is no debate in this. I have never shown any disrespect to you since you are a senior,' the PM said.
The much-awaited decision was announced by Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah at a news conference on Wednesday.
"In politics, there is no such thing as a breaking point. On some issues, we may agree and on others we may come together. Only at the time of elections, the issue of coming together or otherwise will arise," he said.
Low pressure over south-central Maharashtra and south Konkan is likely to move over the Arabian Sea and intensify into a depression in the next 48 hours, the India meteorological department said on Thursday. Under the influence of this cyclonic circulation, heavy rains are expected over the ghat areas of Maharashtra, Konkan and south Gujarat during the next two days, the IMD said.
KCR is now having to resort to the lowest common denominator in elections: Reservations.
The Left and the Congress may be at loggerheads at the Centre, but Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy does not rule out the possibility of a pre-poll alliance with the Left parties in the state.
'The handling of the pandemic, under this totally constitutional and legal three-level dictatorship, has begun to show its downside,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
The worst flood in Andhra Pradesh, which left a trail of death and destruction, has dampened the campaign to make late Andhra Chief Minister YS Rajashekhara Reddy's son Jaganmohan Reddy the Chief Minister and helped interim CM K Rosaiah to consolidate his position.
On October 1, he had survived an attempt on his life while on his way to the hill shrine.
While AP Chief Minister Ken Rosaiah has thanked the central government for the move to set up the IISc's second campus in the backward district of Anantapur in AP, his Karnataka counterpart B S Yeddyurappa has made it clear that the second IISc campus would come up in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
Amid indications that the BJP high command may ask him to step down in the wake of alleged land scams, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa left for Puttaparthi on Monday to "seek the blessings" of Sri Satya Sai Baba.
The Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan sex scandal and the paternity suit a love child filed against Tiwari dogged him in his 80s.
Reacting to the development, Naidu said such crises were not new to the party.
The assertion comes amid speculation that the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh might rethink its ties with the BJP in view of its disappointment over allocation of funds to the state in the Union Budget.
The TDP supremo said he had not contacted any party yet but given the 'TDP's credibility' they were supporting the no-trust motion.
According to sources, senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy is a heading a major campaign to oust Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, as a section of the party feels that the chief minister is single-handedly thwarting the formation of Telangana.
In a bid to stall the formation of Telangana, leaders from Seemandhra region have decided to move the Supreme Court. This decision comes in the wake of a public interest litigation filed by the group on Friday which was admitted by the Andhra Pradesh high court.
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali has kicked up a controversy with his remark that the historic 'Charminar' will be razed if it becomes dilapidated while defending his government's decision to rebuild the 90-year-old Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad.
The Election Commission will hold the 2019 general election under Arora .
During his interaction with the chief ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that more economic activities would resume; he also said that zone identification may be left to the states.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kirankumar Reddy on Tuesday dismissed as "rumour" reports that he has threatened to quit if the Congress gives its nod for formation of a separate Telangana.
Congress leadership would take a call on who would be its deputy chief minister on Tuesday.
From Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Chiranjeevi and Prabhas, India's film stars are stepping forward to do their bit for migrants, daily wage workers and those from their own film industry facing joblessness and near starvation in an unprecedented pan-India lockdown.
Both states try to outsmart each other in felicitating the shuttler.
In a communication sent to Kumar, the EC asked him to be cautious in future while making statements.
He charged KCR with using 'abusive language' in campaigning and claimed that it showed signs of his nervousness and insecurity.
The TDP expressed "serious displeasure" over the Union Budget as it "gave nothing" to the state.
Upon his arrival, Modi addressed a thanksgiving public meeting organised by the Andhra Pradesh BJP at Renigunta near Tirupati.
Several fire fighting teams present on the spot brought the fire under control immediately but they were not swift enough to prevent the blaze from destroying the thatched roof of the main pandal completely.
The Karnataka government on Wednesday launched its ambitious initiative to supply 30 kg of rice at Rs 1 to nearly one crore poor families across the state that would entail an outgo of Rs 4,200 crore a year.
The now active member of the Janata Dal-United has been approached by Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and Janata Dal-Secular in Karnataka to help them in the upcoming elections, reports Satyavrat Mishra.
It is expected to advance into coastal and south-interior Karnataka during the next two days.
The decision of its two oldest allies to walk out means that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who is also president of the Janata Dal-United, is now the oldest BJP ally besides being the most powerful.
Land pooling refers to amassing small land parcels for infra development and returning approximately 60% of the redeveloped land to the original owners
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