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In a massive exercise to reach out to five crore people ahead of next year's assembly elections, Andhra Pradesh's ruling party YSRCP on Friday launched a state-wide survey.
Suspended YSRCP legislator Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy was placed under house arrest in Nellore on Thursday to foil his protest demanding construction of a bridge in his constituency
Against the backdrop of media reports that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been appointed the permanent president of YSRCP, the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the party to make a "clear and categorical public announcement" contradicting the reports as the matter has the potential to create "confusion" in other political organisations. The EC order came after the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) initially informed the poll panel about the "unanimous" election of Jagan Mohan Reddy as president of the party on July 8 and 9 this year, but did not categorically admit or deny the specific allegation forwarded by EC regarding he being made permanent president for life. The EC had sought a reply from the parry following media reports. The YSRCP had later confirmed to the EC that the issue was reported in the media and that the party has launched an internal enquiry in this regard. It had also told EC that "necessary action" on the same will be taken by the party on findin
YSR Congress Party general secretary V Vijay Sai Reddy on Thursday said Andhra Pradesh will not become like Sri Lanka as its debt is much lower than the Centre and within the permissible limit
Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party will support the NDA's nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar in the vice presidential poll, a party leader said Sunday. Vijaysai Reddy, the YSRCP floor leader in Rajya Sabha, said the party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to support Dhankhar. "Jagan Mohan garu has decided to support NDA's vice president candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar as he is a farmer's son and hails from a backward community," Reddy told PTI. Dhankhar is a Jat by caste who are categorised among OBCs in Rajasthan, his home state. The NDA's Dhankhar is up against the joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva, a former union minister, in the August 6 poll. The YSR Congress has already announced its support to NDA's president nominee Droupadi Murmu.
This is YSRCP's third plenary since its inception and the first one after it came to power in 2019
Four candidates of the ruling YSR Congress were on Friday declared elected uncontested to the Rajya Sabha in the biennial election from Andhra Pradesh.
However, the TDP and the JSP did not agree that the reorganisation of districts has been done for people's good
Andhra Pradesh CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to make preparations to start work by District Collectors and Superintendents of Police in the new districts from the same day
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday said that it welcomes the move to honour its founder.
A day after the CBI filed a charge sheet against rebel MP YSRCP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, 15 others in connection with Rs 947. 71 crore loan fraud
YSRCP parliamentary party leader V Vijayasai Reddy informed his party will raise issues of privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and special category status for Andhra during monsoon session
Former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Christian minority leader Philip C. Tocher has joined Andhra Pradesh's ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP).
He was allegedly 'indulging in hate speeches against certain communities and promoting disaffection against the government'
Commenting upon the panchayat poll results, the YSRCP leader claimed that the ruling party aligned candidates won more than 85 per cent 'sarpanch' posts in the third phase of the polls
TDP spokesperson K Pattabhiram told ANI that many promises made at the time of bifurcation of the state were pending
Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Somu Veerraju will helm the BJP's Telangana and Andhra Pradesh units, respectively
The party controls 15 states and is short of the 75% vote share needed to pass decisions
The party hopes the 429-day-long 'padyatra' will help it to storm to power in the elections to be held in April-May.
YSRCP sought disqualification of these MLAs by the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly speaker under the provisions of Anti-defection Law