Hyderabad: Is family welfare minister DL Ravindra Reddy moving closer to Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy? His remarks during an interaction with mediapersons in the Assembly lobbies on Tuesday lent credence to the rumours. Ravindra Reddy is learnt to have said that after the by-elections for the 17 Assembly seats, as many as 70 MLAs would join the Jagan …
Read More »No way back for Jagan, says DL
Doors are shut for the reentry of YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, into the Congress, said the minister for health, Mr D.L. Ravindra Reddy.
Read More »Vivekananda Reddy conceded his defeat?
The ruling Congress leaders including the Pulivendula assembly contestant, Vivekananda Reddy conceded his defeat in the bypolls. The Chief Minister held a post-mortem on the bypolls at his camp office on Tuesday with party nominees, Dr D.L. Ravindra Reddy and Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, besides district MLA Veera Siva Reddy and whip S. Sailajanath. According to sources, all the …
Read More »In Battleground: Kadapa
Who will come second? That’s a recurring question in Kadapa, the family pocket-borough of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, that goes to polls today. On who will come first, there is no debate. In the dusty towns and neo-rich villages of Kadapa, it is a foregone conclusion that YSR’s son Jagan Mohan Reddy will win with a …
Read More »Congress formulates caste-wise campaign in Kadapa
Since the Congress has no star whose image cuts across caste lines, the ruling party has formulated a caste-wise campaign in Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency in support of DL Ravindra Reddy who is contesting against YS Jaganmohan Reddy, president of YSR Congress, in the bypolls to be held on May 8. Tours of the leaders are being finalised based on …
Read More »Dirty pol(y)it(r)icks in Kadapa bypolls
KADAPA: Voters of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency will find five Jagan Mohan Reddys to choose from when they go in to vote in the byelection on May 8. Voters of Pulivendula Assembly constituency will find three Vijayalakshmis to vote for. The appearances of these namesakes of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother Y S Vijayalakshmi on ballot papers are …
Read More »YS Jagan files nomination papers
Kadapa: YSR Congress Party President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy filed his nomination papers for the May 8 by-election to Kadapa Lok Sabha seat, here today. He filed two sets of nominations to the returning officer Mr Sasibhusan Kumar, who is also Kadapa (YSR) District Collector, at the collectorate office here. Mr Jagan was accompanied by his mother Vijayalakshmi, who herself will file …
Read More »Kadapa bypolls: Congress banking on caste, cash factors
KADAPA: The political scenario in Kadapa is gradually heating up as the the by-elections for the Pulivendula Assembly seat and Kadapa Lok Sabha seats is nearing. The ruling Congress, which is considering the Kadapa by-election as a matter of prestige, is marshalling all its resources and has deployed a quarter of its cabinet ministers in the district for campaigning to …
Read More »14 AP ministers on One task for the next 25 days
Kadapa: At least half of Andhra Pradesh council of ministers (read as 14 for now) will focus their energies for the next 25 days on one task leaving adminstartion aside — defeating YS Jagan in the by-election to the Kadapa Loksabha seat. While seven ministers have been made in-charge of one Assembly segment each under Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency, …
Read More »Bhooma condemns Health Minister’s charges
Mydukur: Former MP Bhooma Nagi Reddy, owing allegiance to Y.S. Jagan, on Tuesday offered to quit politics if Jagan did not win by a majority in Mydukur constituency in the upcoming byelection to Kadapa Lok Sabha seat. He also dared Minister for Medical and Health D.L. Ravindra Reddy to accept the challenge. Mr. Nagi Reddy lambasted DL for his tirade …
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