Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan, recently met with a delegation of prominent Tollywood producers.  The meeting, held to address the financial challenges faced by the Telugu film industry, focused on seeking government support through ticket price hikes and additional show allowances.  Pawan Kalyan, a superstar in Telugu cinema, offered a warm reception to the delegation, contrasting the strained relations with the previous YCP government.&nb

It is no secret that power is virtually everything in politics. When you are in power, the entire world seems to be at your feet, but when you lose power, the entire world seems to have you in its first. Sadly for ex CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, he is having to experience this hard fact in the most fierce way possible.  While Jagan Mohan Reddy got on his way to the AP assembly on the day of taking the oath, he didn't have the luxury of entering in CM status. Jagan had to enter the

YSR Congress has witnessed what could be considered the worst possible public mandate after having been in power for 5 years. The party couldn't even secure 10% of the seats that it won in 2019(151) as it got restricted to just 11 seats in this year's election. The party even lost its fortress of Rayalaseema as it won 7/52 seats here as compared to 49/52 in 2019. Despite the meltdown of YCP, Jagan's visit to Kadapa today got a fairly good response as his party cadres and

In a shocking development in the wee hours of 22 June, the YCP head office that was under construction at the Tadepalli region has been destroyed completely.  The CRDA and Mangalagiri municipality officials demolished the building in Tadepalli today saying it has no legal permissions and is being build on government lands.  The under construction building was completely dismantled by the government authorities today and this has become a talking point in the AP p

Andhra Pradesh has seen a shift in government with the onset of the TDP-alliance in the state. The TDP+ alliance has stormed to power by winning 164 out of the 175 MLA seats in the state.  Coming to Amaravati, Chandrababu said "Amaravati isn't just a capital, it's a collective symbol of the aspirations of our people of Andhra Pradesh. The manner in which the YSRCP regime disregarded these aspirations, brutalized our farmers,  and destroyed our capital, left us

The newly appointed deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan has spurred to duty and he has started to set things rolling. He called for multiple review meetings on the files pertaining to the Forest Department and also the Panchayat Raj. In this context, Pawan has dropped his first official message on social media after becoming the deputy CM and here is what he had to say as he primarily noted that the new responsibility adds a layer expectation on him. Hono

The political climate in Andhra Pradesh is hitting the very peak again with the onset of the Kutami government in the state. The YSR Congress outfit has been restricted to a bare minimum 11 seats in this year's election.  In this context, ex CM Jagan Mohan Reddy tweeted about the need to eradicate the EVM system in the country and enforce the paper ballot system to uphold the spirit of the democracy.  Reacting to this tweet from Jagan, Nara Lokesh shared a fi

Andhra Pradesh's former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy used to evade the CBI court hearing every Friday under the citation that he was the CM and didn't have the time to appear in court. But now that Jagan is no longer the CM, the CBI court has started decisive action with regard to the case.    Jagan's disproportionate assets case came to a hearing at the Nampally CBI court today. The court adjourned the hearing to tomorrow, 20 June, and further

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

The 2019 AP election results were a tough pill to swallow for Pawan Kalyan as his party lost the election by a humongous margin in nearly all the seats it contested from. On the other hand, Pawan Kalyan himself had lost from Bhimavaram and Gajuwaka constituencies in what had been a disappointment of epic proportion.  But Pawan was quick to react and he has now come up with a winning plan which has resulted in the TDP-JSP-BJP alliance forming the government in the stat

The NDA government has formed its third cabinet after having won this year’s election by a comfortable margin. Modi has allocated the portfolios for each of the ministers who were appointed the other day.  Coming to the topic, the Telugu states have produced five ministers this year and here’s an interesting stat pertaining to the same.  Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, the TDP MP from Guntur is the richest minister in all of India after he was inducted into

The Telugu Desam Party, in alliance with the Janasena and BJP has stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh by winning the 2024 assembly election. Now, the stage is set for Chandrababu to take charge as the new CM of AP. As the stage is being firmly prepared for the same, the latest reports are suggesting that the chief minister's office or the government of AP haven't yet sent an invitation to Jr NTR to attend the event.  Apparently, NTR's team has clarified tha

Kesineni Nani is one of the well regarded politicians in the Telugu states and he served as an MP from Vijayawada twice.  However, the long political run is coming to an end now as Nani has announced that he is quitting politics.  After careful consideration and reflection I have decided to step away from politics and conclude my political journey. Serving the people of Vijayawada as a Member of Parliament for two terms has been an incredible honor. The

The passing of media mogul Ramoji Rao is being mourned by the Telugu community and several Telugu politicians and film personalities are extending their condolences to the same.  In this context, the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and the new CM of AP Chandrababu Naidu have reacted to the passing of the media baron. "Ramoji Rao's death was shocking. He has rendered immeasurable services to the Telugu press for decades. I pray to

Media baron and the commander in chief of Eenadu Publications and several other companies, Ramoji Rao has sadly passed away at a private hospital in the early hours of 8th June. Reportedly, Ramoji  Rao who got admitted to the hospital earlier in the day on 7 June was kept on ventilator before he passed away at 4:50 AM on the 8th of June.  This came as a tragic update to the followers of the legendary media mogul who has been with the Telugu community for nearly 5

Andhra Pradesh has just witnessed its most important and most fiercely contested election in its history. The electoral roll was completed with the result being heavily one-sided as the Telugu Desam - Janasena - BJP alliance formed the government in Andhra Pradesh.  It is well known that heavy betting happened in relation to the AP polls and thousands of crores changed hands in the process. As per newspaper clippings, those who bet on YSR Congress have lost nearly 400

Since the formation of the YSR Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, the government has been at a crossroads with the former Intelligence Bureau chief AB Venkateswara Rao. The government suspended him from his duties, which was later challenged by the senior IPS officer at the Central Administrative Tribunal(CAT). The CAT recently mentioned that the suspension on ABV is against the regulations and lifted the suspension on him immediately, which came as as big relief to the senior I

It is known that the previous BRS government, led by KCR has been facing serious phone tapping allegations. Now, form DCP of Telangana Task Force, Radha Kishan Rao has confessed in the case and here's what he said.  According to Rao's confession, the operation was orchestrated by the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) Chief Prabhakar Rao. The SIB, under Prabhakar Rao's direction, systematically gathered information on individuals deemed threats to the ruling BRS part

It has been six months since Revanth Reddy took charge as the CM of Telangana and he has now started the drive to redesign Telangana emblem and also compose an exclusive song for Telangana. Coming to the Telangana oriented song, it has been titled Jaya Jaya He and it is to be composed by MM Keeravani. But this hasn't sat well with BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar and he asked Revanth Reddy to go to AP if he wants to continue AP-born Keeravani to compose Telangana's song.

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