AP Polls: What Does Record Turn Out Indicate? The long awaited polling process has been wrapped in Andhra Pradesh with the state having gone through what has been an intense polling season.  Now that the polls are done, here’s a look at the interesting numbers associated with the elections.  Final figures of Andhra Pradesh’s election campaign:  Poll percentage of 2024 as compared to 2019 and 2014 election. 

The Telangana Lok Sabha Election is done and dusted with the states having wrapped up the process last night.  Coming to the important numbers pertaining to the election, here’s a look at the key tallies.  A total of 2,20,24,806 voters out of 3,32,16,348 electors have participated in voting, which is 66.3%—-3 % more compared to voting in HoP, 2019.  The highest 76.78% of votes were polled in Bhongir parliamentary constituency and lowest

Now that the Andhra Pradesh elections are wrapped up, here’s a look at the initial reactions of sitting CM Jagan Mohan Reddy and opposition leader Chandrababu Naidu.  “I would like to thank my grandparents, my sisters, my brothers and sisters, my farmers, my SC, my ST, my BC, my minorities and all my youth who came like a tsunami to bless me in yesterday's elections. Heartfelt thanks to all my workers who worked hard for our @YSRCParty victory. I assur

Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is done with the polling process in the state as AP has seen nearly 81% polling which is slightly more than2019 tally.  Coming to the point, CM Jagan has now started a personal endeavour as he has scheduled a foreign tour along with his family members.  Jagan Mohan Reddy has been permitted to travel abroad by the CBI court in Hyderabad.  CBI court in Nampally,  Hyderabad grants permiss

Andhra Pradesh elections are closer now than ever and this brings us to an important discussion about the electoral surveys that are trending big time in the AP political space.  According to the latest survey from Partha Das, a renowned psephologist who works with the ever reliable Chanakyya survey, this election is going to be a close one. According to the survey done by Partha, AP is still with YSR Congress and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. YSRCP - 98 TDP

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is usually a very confident and composed man. But that isn't even remotely the case if we look at the latest public speech delivered by the YCP chief.  In his latest public meeting today, Jagan Mohan Reddy said he has lost hope that the elections are being held in a fair and square manner as he suspected the opposition leader Chandrababu Naidu. "The belief that elections will be held properly in AP is eroding day by day.

The rivalry between Jagan and his sister Sharmila is the last thing that AP people expected after seeing Sharmila put in her tireless efforts for Jagan's win in the 2019 election. But the situation now is such that Sharmila and Jagan are unable to bear the sight of each other.  It appears to be that Jagan himself is unable to comprehend the nature of the relationship he is having with Sharmila amidst the changed circumstances.  Recently, Jagan publicly commen

It is known that Chandrababu Naidu was infamously arrested by the AP CID while the YS Jagan led YSR Congress government was in power and finally after all this while, Jagan has spoken about this in front of the media. "Cases against me were forged by Chandrababu Naidu & Congress. These parties considered me a political threat” Jagan said about the CBI and ED cases against himself. About the cases on Chandrababu, Jagan said “Chandrababu Naidu has done s

Andhra Pradesh chief minister and the only male descendant of late CM YS Rajasekhar Reddy, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy made a very interesting comment while speaking about his sister Sharmila.  Jagan remarked that Sharmila is more influenced by Chandrababu Naidu than himself and called this a highly unfortunate development in the context of YS family politics.  "I advised my sisters Sharmila and Sunitha to look after businesses and have their own ways and I even pr

The Undi assembly segment in the Godavari districts has garnered a lot of attention of late with the constituency having Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, a former YCP MP in contention.  As the election heat continues in Undi, there’s a lot of uncertainty on whether Raghu Rama will continue TDP’s domination in the constituency or if Jagan will successfully defeat the firebrand politician.  Undi stands as one of the strongest fortresses for the TDP, having been

The Bheemili assembly segment in Andhra Pradesh often has a high intensity battle. This time, the battle is getting intensified with the intense clash between YCP’s Muttamsetty Srinivas Rao and TDP’s Ganta Srinivasa Rao.  Both the TDP and YSRCP candidates are financially well-off and have established some level of recognition within the segment and at the party high command. YSRCP candidate Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao faces personal allegations that have tar

For the first time, AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has spoken in bad light about the chief minister of Telangana Revanth Reddy as he interacted with a national media outlet today.  Jagan suspected that Revanth Reddy and Chandrababu Naidu are behind the political stints of YS Sharmila in Andhra Pradesh.  “My strong point is that Revanth Reddy and Chandrababu are behind the political deviation of my sister Sharmila. They’re pushing her against me.” Jagan

JanaSena chief Pawan Kalyan is currently occupied with his election campaign in Pithapuram. He has been touring the constituency at an extensive capacity as he looks determined to win this seat this term.  But despite the packed political commitments, Pawan appears to be on track to resume his film commitments once he is done with the

The Unguturu constituency in Andhra Pradesh has a unique and historic significance. Since its formation in 1967, the party whose candidate wins here forms the government. The primary contest in this election is between YSRCP and JSP. Puppala Vasubabu, the YSRCP candidate, benefits from his availability to cadre and a strong party loyal vote bank in t

The elections season has set in in Andhra Pradesh as the state is heading for the assembly and parliamentary elections in the next three weeks or so. As the state head for the election, the affidavits that are being filed by the candidates are makin for an interesting reading.  Coming to the point, he

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has filed his nomination from the Pulivendula assembly constituency and as a part of the same, he has declared his affidavit.  As per the declared affidavit, Jagan and his family own assets worth Rs 757 crore that include movable assets worth Rs 650 crore immovable assets worth Rs 107 crore. In 2019 his and family’s assets were Rs 510 crore which means there is a 48% spike in the value of the assets.  Jagan

The general elections season is here in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In this context of the coming election, a lot is being said about the affidavits that are being filed by the candidates and the assets they are declaring. Coming to the topic, we are discussing about the richest MP candidate who is in contention from Telangana. The man in question here is Konda Vishweshwar Reddy. Konda Vishweshwar Reddy who has been with the BJP for the last few years and now the candida

Back in 2020, a CBI investigation was commissioned on derogatory social media posts and abuses on the judicial system, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, and bench judges. Several YSR Congress activists and cadres came under the CBI's radar in the case and one of the main culprits, the designated A2 in the case, Mani Annapureddy has been on the run.  After the first round of investigation, CBI identified that Mani has moved out of India and was stationed in the USA and menti

It is known that the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has been injured in a freaky incident that had an unidentified man throw a stone at him and him getting injured.  In this context, Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan has made a feisty comment as he stressed on the need for a fair and square investigation on the matter which packs a lot of political impact.  Stone Pelting on CM Jagan Reddy means failure of the State Intelligence, DGP, Intelligence

It is known that the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh got injured in a freaking stone pelting incident last night after a member from the crowd threw a stone at him. CM was rushed to the Vijayawada government hospital immediately after the incident and this has become a talking point in the AP political circles.  But coming to the nature of he incident, what is the potential seriousness of the injury? Here is a brief report on this matter based on the gravity of the incident.&n