The TDP won the post of Kuppam Municipal chairman in an election, quite unexpectedly, after the four YSRCP councillors jumped ship.
It’s common for political parties in India to shift their legislators to resorts and hotels in other states within the country ahead of trust votes to foil poaching attempts by their rivals, but what is being witnessed in Andhra Pradesh is unprecedented.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 has sparked a political debate that extends beyond its legislative framework, shaping electoral narratives and ideological positioning within the NDA alliance. While the ruling coalition’s allies have backed the bill, their approach highlights a careful political calibration ~ balancing legislative alignment with the BJP while preserving their outreach to Muslim communities.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has issued a whip to all its Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for April 2, when the Waqf Amendment Bill is scheduled to be introduced in the House.
The ‘red book’ of TDP leader Nara Lokesh in which he noted the so-called illegal acts of government officials during the YSRCP regime in Andhra Pradesh, seems to have caught the imagination of the Opposition in Telangana as well.
According to the Sangareddy Police, the MLA was travelling in an SUV with temporary registration and was on her way back from Basara when the crash took place around 5.30 am near Patancheru.
Actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan visited the residence of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravathi on Sunday.
“Even after 75 years of Independence, untouchability persists in various forms. The disparities in education, healthcare, access to government schemes are the modern forms of untouchability. Privatisation of buses and inequal distribution of benefits are other forms of social injustice,” said Reddy.
TDP MP from Vijayawada Kesineni Srinivas today met chief minister and party supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy after submitting his resignation to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Meanwhile, former cricketer Ambati Rayudu has quit the YSRCP within ten days of joining the ruling party.
