The ruling party YSR Congress is overwhelmingly confident about the electoral mandate in Andhra Pradesh, to the extent that Jagan confidently announced he would take charge as the CM for the second time from Vizag. YV Subba Reddy has taken another step forward and said Jagan will take charge as the CM at 9:35 AM on 9th June. These overtly confident comments from the ruling party were ridiculed by the Telugu Desam outfit today as Raghu Rama Krishna Raju and Ganta Srinivas briefed the

There are many ground-level reports that the betting action that is going on in relation to the Andhra Pradesh election results is on par with IPL betting action. We are hearing new cases of interesting brackets that bettors are identifying to make money out of the AP electoral trends.  In one such interesting case, there is a hot rumor going around, saying that a YCP senior leader who served as a cabinet minister has invested heavily in the TDP+ alliance's win. A

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has completely disregarded Prashant Kishor, the man who led his poll campaign in 2019 and played a significant role in the humongous win. Jagan visited the I-PAC office today and remarked that Prashant Kishor is mere nothing and it is the I-PAC team that does all the hard work. Jagan noted that the verdict in 2024 will be much more in favor of YCP than in 2019. He said the party would exceed the 151 MLA and 22 MPs tally.  The YSR Congress presiden

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. 

In a shocking file incident in the USA, a Telugu origin student has been found guilty in the case related to the attack on the White House.   Sai Varshith Kandula, a 20-year-old and a native of Hyderabad’s Chandanagar area and living in the United States on a Green Card, has admitted to charges of damaging federal property.  The incident occurred last year when Kandula embarked on a journey from St. Louis, Missouri, to Washington D.C. Upon reaching the

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

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.

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 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

Sunrisers Hyderabad had been going through a lean patch of late as the team lost their previous two games to RCB and CSK respectively. But the Hyderabadi side made a sharp comeback in the game against table topper Rajasthan Royals today.  In a close encounter in the Hyderabad International Stadium, SRH ended up winning the game by a slender margin of 1 run. The vintage SRH vibes returned with this game as the team that was famous for defending totals was back at it again. 

Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu hails from Chandragiri but he later shifted to Kuppam after facing a defeat in the Chandragiri assembly constituency several years ago.  Coming to the electoral trends in Chandragiri unsurprisingly, TDP is again on the backfoot as YCP's Chevireddy Mohith Reddy is being tipped to be the clear winner.  Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy has transformed this segment into one of YSRCP's strongest. His son, Mohith Reddy, the cu

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

 How many seats to be won in AP After the breakup before the 2019 election, Telugu Desam and BJP worked separately for a few years. But they got back together after being lambasted by the YCP government in the 2019 election. Now, Chandrababu has spoken about the prospects of the TDP+ alliance in the coming elec

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