One significant action from the previous government that even YS Jagan Mohan Reddy might agree needs correction is the closure of the Anna Canteens. Established in 2017, these canteens were designed to offer subsidized meals at just 5 rupees per meal to the poor and needy across Andhra Pradesh. However, the scheme was halted in 2019 under Jagan Mohan Reddy’s administration. Reopening these canteens has been a central promise in Chandrababu Naidu’s election manifesto, and he

In a surprising political development, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition, comprising TDP, BJP, and Janasena, has decided not to contest the MLC by-election scheduled for August 30th in Andhra Pradesh. This decision follows the disqualification of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLC Vamshi Srinivas Yadav, who defected to Janasena, leaving the MLC seat under the local bodies quota in Visakhapatnam vacant. The Election Commission subsequently announced the by-election. YSRCP

Former Andhra Pradesh Housing Minister Jogi Ramesh is under intense scrutiny following allegations of corruption and irregularities during his tenure. The ACB has conducted a raid at Ramesh's residence in Ibrahim Patnam, focusing on his involvement in the Agrigold land scam and an attack on a TDP office. The allegations suggest that Ramesh, while in office, illegally acquired Agrigold's seized lands and sold them for substantial profits, implicating both him and his family members in

Divvela Madhuri, once an obscure name, has recently become the center of controversy in Andhra Pradesh due to her association with YCP MLC and former MLA Duvvada Srinivas. The public's interest surged after allegations surfaced about Madhuri living with Srinivas, who is still married and has a grown daughter. The situation has raised concerns and criticisms regarding the nature of their relationship, leading to intense scrutiny. In a recent interview, Divvela Madhuri attempted t

The central government has recently announced a major financial boost for Andhra Pradesh, with Rs 15,000 crore set to be provided through multilateral agencies to support the development of Amaravati, the state’s capital. This announcement has swiftly moved towards action, as evidenced by the meeting between a four-member World Bank delegation and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, along with members of the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA). This meeting is a

The newly appointed Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Anitha Vangalapudi, addressed a critical issue concerning the AP Police while engaging with senior police officials. During her interaction, she issued a stern warning to those who had previously supported the YCP during their tenure. Anitha highlighted that some police officers had acted under YCP's directives and engaged in various anti-social activities in the previous administration. She emphasized the severity of these ac

Noted Telugu journalist and senior political observer Ravi Prakash recently launched the RTV channel and is active in the Telugu states as they are heading for the election.  About the coming polling trends in Andhra Pradesh assembly election, RTV Ravi Prakash has clearly hinted that the Telugu Desam Party+ alliance will be sweeping Andhra Pradesh. RTV Study Report: 2024 prediction Nellore: TDP 5 YCP 5 Prakasam : TDP 10 YCP 2

The former chief minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao aka KCR has rolled out his projection of who would be the next chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and he was fairly straightforward with the same.  KCR said while the BRS outfit holds no stakes in Andhra Pradesh and do

In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh election, the ruling party YSR Congress outrightly dominated the political scene by winning a whopping 49/52 MLA seats in the Rayalaseema region.  With the Seema region heavily rallying behind the YSR Congress, the Jagan-led party cou

The other day, Andhra Pradesh Ranji cricketer Hanuma Vihari announced that he will no longer be playing for the Andhra side in the tournament as he felt humiliated for being reprimanded by the board for allegedly shouting at a player. It was later identified that the player that Vihari shouted at is a son of a YCP politician. This has led to a huge debate in AP now.  “It's a shame that even the Andhra Cricket Association has succumbed to YSRCP's vindictive politic

The government of Andhra Pradesh launched an ambitious recreational project at the RK beach in Vizag as they unveiled a 100-meter floating bridge on Sunday.  The purpose of this bridge is to take people 100 meters into the ocean by withstanding the waves through the specially designed mechanism. This was a tourist attraction at the beach.  However, after YV Subba Reddy and Gudivada Amarnath launched the bridge on Sunday, it broke into three pieces on Monday. It s

After a wait of two months, the Supreme Court of India delivered the verdict on the quash petition that was filed by TDP boss Chandra Babu Naidu to dispose off the cases that the Andhra Pradesh CID filed against him by breaking the Section 17A regulation.  The two judges who chaired the bench were Justice Anirudha Bose and Justice Bela Trivedi. Unexpectedly, the two judges had polar opinions on the case with Justice Bose feeling 17A is applicable in the case and Justice Trivedi

The stage is set for Andhra Pradesh to see a clash between Jagan Mohan Reddy and his own sister YS Sharmila. In a new development, Sharmila has been appointed as the AP Congress chief.  Sharmila has vowed to bring back the good old glory days for Andhra Pradesh and here is what she had to tweet in this context.  “I promise to work faithfully towards rebuilding the party to its past glory in the State of Andhra Pradesh with total commitment and integrity .