The results in Seemandhra have shocked YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy.
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court at Hyderabad on Friday granted bail to Vijay Sai Reddy, a close aide of Jagan Mohan Reddy. The special CBI court which heard the bail plea filed by Vijay Sai Reddy granted him conditional bail.
Soon after the above government order was released, the Opposition strongly condemned the move.
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.
Rebel Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday met Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan in Delhi and discussed the state's political issues, including his controversial Odarpu Yatra.According to sources, Jagan is also looking for a way out of the present crisis that is threatening to split the state unit of the Congress. Neither the Centre nor the state government wants an election in the state right now.
The Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday dismissed the regular bail petition of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case involving him. The AP high court had on December 24 dismissed the statutory bail plea of Jagan.
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.
Despite the reservations of the party high command, Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday resumed his controversial yatra in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge-sheet against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy in connection with an illegal assets case. The 68-page charge-sheet names Jagan and 12 others. Jagan has been named as the first accused in the case while his close aide Vijay Sai Reddy, who has already been arrested, is accused number 2 in the case. The charge-sheet also names IAS officers who had assisted Jagan.
Doctors, who monitored Jagan's health condition said that the ketones in his body have risen which may lead to kidney-related problems.
Exigencies of electoral politics and individual ambitions often stoke family feuds and sibling rivalries.
Speculation about Sharmila growing closer to the Congress has been doing the rounds for quite some time after she met Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru in May to congratulate him on the victory of the party in the neighbouring state.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge-sheet in the alleged disproportionate assets case of Kadapa Member of Parliament Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. It is a supplementary charge-sheet for the first charge-sheet which was filed against Jagan on March 31, according to CBI's Deputy Legal Advisor B Ravindhra Nath.
In fresh trouble for YSR Congress chief and Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Central Bureau of Investigation is freezing the accounts of three companies owned by him, including the Sakshi TV.
The big question that everyone is asking is the timing of YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest. While there are many theories attached to it, the fact remains that Jagan's road ahead is tough, since the cases against him appear to be never-ending. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
The Andhra Pradesh high court will give its verdict on Saturday on the Central Bureau of Investigation's petition seeking the custody of YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy. The court will also pass its judgement on a quash petition challenging Jagan's arrest on charges of corruption and other economic offences.
The chargesheet involving India Cements also named two senior serving IAS officers -- special chief secretary (environment and forests), M Samuel, and principal secretary of the irrigation department, Adityanath Das.
In a late night crackdown, 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 as doctors voiced concern over his deteriorating health.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday criticised the YSR Congress party chief and Kadapa Member of Parliament Y S Jaganmohan Reddy by calling him an "opportunist". Speaking at a function in Guntur, the chief minister, who was joined by state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana in the attack against Jagan, alleged that the Kadapa MP had amassed wealth by misusing the powers of his late father and former AP chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
In a major setback to YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Central Bureau of Investigation court on Monday rejected all three petitions which had challenged the CBI action freezing accounts of three of his holdings.
The cyber news space on Monday was dominated by the news of YSR Congress party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest, overtaking the news of the historic win of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Google news had 72,800 news stories featuring Jagan in just 30 seconds, while Kolkata Knight Riders had a little above half at 37,700 in 38 seconds.
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.
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.
A day after TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu held deliberations with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda, Kumar told PTI that preliminary discussions have taken place for the 'purpose of alliance' for the Lok Sabha and state assembly polls, which are held simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh.
Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, member of Parliament and President of YSR Congress, kicked off his 15-day 'Odarpu Yatra' from Gouravaram village in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Monday.
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday told the Andhra Pradesh high court that a public interest litigation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation into his assets was politically motivated and the petitioner was awarded a cabinet berth as a quid pro quo by the ruling Congress government.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday dismissed plea of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy seeking exemption from personal appearance during the hearings in a case of alleged quid-pro-quo investments involving his companies, in which he is the prime accused.
The special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Hyderabad on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Kadapa MP and YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy till March 20 in the disproportionate assets case against him.
Attacking rebel Congress Member of Parliament Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, Union Minister and senior party leader from the state S Jaipal Reddy on Saturday said he was violating party discipline and termed his actions as "very undesirable".
'Jagan is not in favour of floating a new party. He has decided to wait patiently and see how things will unfold in the days to come., says suspended Congress leader Ambati Rambabu, one of Jagan's closest aides.
Ramoji Rao lived as the interface between business and politics and was an active participant in both for most of his remarkable life.
The Vishwaguru who addressed the maximum rallies and boasted of being blessed with divine energy, who promised guarantees in his own name, turned out finally not invincible, points out Jyoti Punwani.
An arrest in this case is imminent, but it may not take place immediately, says Vicky Nanjappa
The charge-sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday contains some explosive revelations. The charge-sheet stated that Jagan prevailed upon his father -- late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy -- to commit offences and defraud the government to commit a criminal conspiracy.
Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy continued his 'Odarpu yatra' (consolation tour) in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
'Is this building a legally valid building? In this, there are no rules. It is built in violation of rules, against the law and built with corruption'
Amid loud slogans of "Jai Jagan", YSR Congress party leader Jaganmohan Reddy walked out of the Chanchalguda central jail in Hyderabad on Tuesday after the Central Bureau of Investigation court issued formal orders for his release on bail.
In what appears to be a setback for former Congress member of Parliament Jagan Mohan Reddy, his uncle Vivekananda Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that he will abide only by the Congress high command's orders. In a statement issued in Hyderabad, Reddy, brother of late Y S Rajashekhar Reddy, has dismissed the allegations made by his nephew that the Congress was trying to split the party.
Eleven MLAs from the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party have expressed their willingness to quit their respective parties and join Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress, say sources close to the leader.On Friday, Congress MLA A Nani had openly supported YSR Congress chief Jagan.Today, Congress leader Ranga Rao from Bobili constituency announced his decision to quit the Congress and join Jagan. He is likely to formally join the YSR Congress by Saturday evening.
It was a major set back for YSR congress chief and Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy as the Andhra Pradesh high court refused to entertain his plea to stay his appearance before the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the illegal assets case.
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