The political fate of former Kadapa member of Parliament Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother Vijayalakshmi will be decided with the counting of votes on May 13. Vicky Nanjappa takes stock of the situation at ground zero.
While the coalition will not be unstable because of pressures, the effort from partners will be to constantly remind the central government and the BJP how much it is dependent on them.
The declaration of a total wealth of Rs 446 crore by Jagan and his wife Bharati in the affidavit filed along with Jagan's nomination has created a big flutter in the political circles throughout the country, as he will be the richest member of Lok Sabha if he gets re-elected.
Power and money are at the heart of the sordid story -- and it isn't over yet.
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YSR Congress Party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's unexpected release on bail -- after spending 16 months behind bars on charges of corruption -- has set many tongues wagging.
The police have decided to forcibly move YSR Congress leader Jaganmohan Reddy from the Lotus Pond office in Hyderabad where he has been on an indefinite fast against the Centre's decision to divide Andhra Pradesh.
A special court in Hyderabad on Monday dismissed a Central Bureau of Investigation plea to lodge YSR Congress President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and his auditor Vijay Sai Reddy in separate jails.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has called Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for questioning on November 4 in connection with alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam.
Vicky Nanjappa goes on the campaign trail with YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy in Srikakulam district.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Monday extended till May 13 the judicial remand of YSR Congress President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and others accused in connection with alleged quid-pro-quo deals in the assets case.
The YSR Congress's misreading of the urban voters and TDP's decision not to field a candidate and campaign for its ally BJP led to Vijayamma's poll debacle in Visakhapatanam. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Hyderabad on Thursday extended till February 14 the judicial remand of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and other accused in connection with the alleged disproportionate assets case.
YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation for a third day in a row. After being questioned for nearly seven hours on Saturday, the CBI has directed Jagan to be present for questioning on Sunday at 10.30 am. Jagan, who left the CBI office after today's questioning, told media personnel that he had given certain clarifications to answer the questions related to the illegal assets case that the agency is probing.
In response to a public interest litigation filed by three Telugu Desam Party leaders, seeking penal action against former Congress member of Parliament YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for alleged corruption, the Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday issued notices to him, the Union government and several other respondents.
Defending its three-capital decision, the government said since inception in 1956 the state had failed to integrate people from all regions, reports B Dasarath Reddy.
Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 46-year-old leader, whose party emerged victorious in 151 seats in the 175-member strong state assembly.
YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest comes ahead of an extremely crucial by-poll in Andhra Pradesh, but the party is still confident of a win in the by-polls, and say that his mother would now lead them. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Exigencies of electoral politics and individual ambitions often stoke family feuds and sibling rivalries.
YSR Congress Party President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is contesting the by-poll from Kadapa Lok Sabha seat, on Friday declared that he and his spouse have assets worth Rs 445.70 crore and loans to the tune of Rs 10.12 crore.
As the questioning of Jagan Mohan Reddy by officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation continues at Hyderabad, the equations between the Congress and Reddy's YSR Congress are being redefined. Although the agency may not arrest Jagan right now, leaders of YSR Congress are already formulating a back-up plan for such an eventuality. The CBI has clarified that it is merely questioning Jagan as a witness in the case.
Both Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan assured voters that they would bring jobs and industrial development to the state. Their alliance batted for a welfare-plus-development model.
Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, had joined the Congress on January 4 in Delhi in the presence of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.
Barely two days after he won the Kadapa Lok Sabha seat in a landslide victory, YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday launched a 48-hour fast to highlight farmers' plight in Andhra Pradesh. He went on a fast at the Reddy college grounds at Nallapadu, a suburb of Guntur. Jagan said that the objective of his fast is to make the state and central governments realise the kind of hardships that farmers in the state were facing.
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy till October 9 in the alleged quid pro quo deals case.
After post-mortem in the local government hospital, police confirmed the case was altered to Section 302 Indian Penal Code that relates to murder.
With the Bharatiya Janata Party falling short of a majority in the Lok Sabha and needing the National Democratic Alliance partners to form the government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United head Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party's N Chandrababu Naidu have emerged as potential kingmakers.
The Congress Member of Parliament from Kadapah Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who made an unsuccessful bid to become the Andhra Pradesh chief minister after his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy died in an air crash, made a debut as the party's star campaigner for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections.
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday issued attachment orders on properties worth Rs 51 crore in its money laundering probe against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy and his associates.
Jagan, who kickstarted his yatra by paying tributes to his late father Dr Rajasekhara Reddy, is confident that the Congress will ultimately support him.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the case of amassing allegedly disproportionate wealth by Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, filed a third chargesheet in the special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Hyderabad on Monday naming him as the prime accused.
YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who was shifted to a government hospital in Hyderabad from jail following a five day-long indefinite fast against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, has refused to be put on intravenous fluids, doctors said.
Jailed YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday refused to take food during lunch and dinner which was served to him at the Chanchalguda Central Prison following his announcement to launch an indefinite fast to protest the move to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.
As Jagan's property attachment came on the day the poll dates were announced, the YSR chief and his supporters refuse to buy the Enforcement Directorate's claim that it was a mere coincidence. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has resigned as Kadapa MP in protest against "unilateral and arrogant posturing" of Congress party on the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh but stopped short of spelling out his party's stand on the statehood issue.
In a late night crackdown, the police on Wednesday evicted YSR Congress Party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy from the venue of his indefinite hunger strike called to protest bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and took him into preventive custody as doctors voiced concern over his deteriorating health.
YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy, is on a blazing campaign trail, much to the delight of the adulating crowds. There is a Jagan wave, but will he make the cut, asks Vicky Nanjappa
Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd made a number of electoral bond purchases close to the date of bagging crucial projects, including the all-weather Zojila tunnel that is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 4,500 crore in Jammu and Kashmir.
Stepping up attack on the Congress leadership in Andhra Pradesh, a close confidante of Kadapa Member of Parliament Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged on Thursday that there is an attempt to send the young MP out of the party.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday served summons on Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy issued by a court last week seeking his appearance in an alleged illegal assets case.
YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy's hopes of an early release from jail on bail were dashed with the Central Bureau of Investigation special court in Hyderabad rejecting his bail plea on Friday.
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