CBI counsel Ashok Bhan told Surpeme Court on Tuesday that it might take another four to six months to file the final charge sheet in Jagan case. He also made it that the final charge sheet could be filed only after the completion of the investigation into the case. This statement by the CBI effectively seals the fate of Jagan’s [...]

In this latest interview (Sep 20), Vijayawada MP and united Andhra champion Lagadapati Rajagopal says Congress remains committed to the stand of consensus and SRC. He claims Jagan was a good friend, but his anti-Sonia politics was not welcome. Lagadapati Rajagopal claims that his brother Sridhar had helped YSR when the latter was in opposition, while many others had made [...]

The ongoing by-elections are a make-or-break for the political career of not only Jagan, Chandrababu, Kiran and Botsa but also Chiranjeevi. Having merged his party with Congress Party, Chiranjeevi is now required to prove that he is indeed an asset to the party electorally, for which he was primarily inducted. His political future in Congress at this juncture will be [...]

The unmanageable crowds that thronged Vijayamma road show in Narasannapet in Srikakulam district have caused tremors within the Congress Party and the TDP. On the very first day that Vijayamma and her daughter Sharmila hit the campaign trail, the response had been humungous sending YSR Congress Party rank and file into ecstasy. Congress leaders including PCC chief Botsa Satyanrayana and [...]

Jagan Mohan Reddy has been defending the huge premium paid for shares in Sakshi, citing Eenadu case. The 10 rupee share was acquired for Rs 360 by many investors including Matrix Prasad in Sakshi. The CBI says that the valuation – which is 35 times more than the face value – was unreasonable and was only paid as a quid [...]

Vallabhaneni Vamsi has never been an aide or close follower of Paritala Ravi, said Chaman, a close confidante of the late leader. Chaman’s comment comes in the wake of Vamsi meeting with Jagan in Vijayawada that caused quite a furore both within the TDP as well as Ravi followers. However, Chaman said that Vamsi was only an admirer of Ravi, [...]

Vallabhaneni Vamsi meeting Jagan Mohan Reddy has scandalized the TDP rank and file. While the party is worried over the message the action will send to the party cadres, there is also a general sense of disbelief among the party leadership. Interestingly, Vamsi is known as a loyal follower of the late Paritala Ravi, in whose killing the role of [...]

YSR Congress Party may not get its election symbol Ceiling Fan. The Election Commission of India reportedly informed the party of the decision. The EC was responding to the party’s plea to allot the Fan symbol for the Tirupati by-election. The EC said that it might not be possible to allot the same symbol. YSR Congress Party is learned to [...]

Congress leaders are worried that theDalit votebank which has always been solidly behind the party is slipping away. The YSR Congress Party has been actively weaning them away from the Congress Party. Dalit Christians have been made to take oath to support Jagan’s Party during recent Good Friday in churches, said Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao, the former PRP leader who is [...]

Is MIM trying to get closer to YSR Congress Party? If the party which has a strong presence in the old city with 7 MLAs does not see much future for Congress, it might as well. MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi is learnt to have made it clear to the Congress high command that if the government in Andhra Pradesh fails [...]