Andhra By-elections

Thirty-one sets of nominations were filed for the October 30 by-election to the Assembly constituency in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh as the nomination process ended on Friday.

The ruling YSR Congress on Tuesday formally announced the candidature of Dasari Sudha, widow of late MLA Venkata Subbaiah, for the October 30 by-election from Badvel (SC) Assembly constituency in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.

The BJP and the Jana Sena in Andhra Pradesh have demanded countermanding of the Tirupati Lok Sabha by-election alleging bogus voting on a massive scale, especially in Tirupati Urban.

By-elections to two Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - and 14 assembly constituencies across 11 states will be held on April 17, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

The Telugu Desam Party on Monday named former union minister of state Panabaka Lakshmi as its candidate for the by-election to the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency.

The BJP's defeat in yesterday's by-elections in Uttar Pradesh has come as a boost not only to opposition parties but ally Chandrababu Naidu, who has been on the brink of breaking the tie-up. Mr Naidu has been upset with the Central government for its refusal to grant special status to Andhra Pradesh. Earlier this month, he had pulled two ministers ...

The bitterly fought Nandyal by-election is over and won, but Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is not calling a ceasefire. He took yet another swipe at opposition leader Jaganmohan Reddy, comparing him to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday in two rape cases.

The by-election in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal was won through threats and bribes, said the YSR Congress, which lost by a massive margin to Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party. YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said though they got "punched" today, they will also get a chance to reciprocate.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party is leading by a big margin in the bitterly fought Nandyal assembly by-election, with its candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy ahead by over 26,000 votes after 15 rounds of counting this morning

A high voter turnout of about 80 per cent was on Wednesday recorded in the by-election to Nandyal Assembly constituency in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, where the ruling TDP and opposition YSR Congress or YSRC are locked in a fierce battle.

YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy was today booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu during the campaign for the by-election to the Nandyal Assembly constituency.

It was a single by-election, but Andhra Pradesh's main parties turned the contest for the Nandyal assembly seat into a huge prestige battle with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and opposition leader Jaganmohan Reddy of the YSR Congress leading bitter and often personal campaigns that saw an exchange of sharp words and allegations.

It is a single by-election, but Andhra Pradesh's main parties have turned the contest for the Nandyal assembly seat into a huge prestige battle with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and opposition leader Jaganmohan Reddy of the YSR Congress leading bitter and often personal campaigns that saw an exchange of sharp words and allegations.

South star-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna, notorious for his temper, has been caught on camera planting a hard slap on a fan in public in Andhra Pradesh. The brother-in-law of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was campaigning for by-elections next week in Nandyal, 200 km from Hyderabad.

Jaganmohan Reddy abandoned any pretence of protocol today as he said, of political rival Chandrababu Naidu, "For your mistakes and betrayals, nothing wrong if you are punished with hanging." Mr Reddy, 44, has already been issued a showcause notice by the Election Commission for last week stating that he would find it hard to object to Mr Naidu bein...

Thirty-one sets of nominations were filed for the October 30 by-election to the Assembly constituency in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh as the nomination process ended on Friday.

The ruling YSR Congress on Tuesday formally announced the candidature of Dasari Sudha, widow of late MLA Venkata Subbaiah, for the October 30 by-election from Badvel (SC) Assembly constituency in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.

The BJP and the Jana Sena in Andhra Pradesh have demanded countermanding of the Tirupati Lok Sabha by-election alleging bogus voting on a massive scale, especially in Tirupati Urban.

By-elections to two Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - and 14 assembly constituencies across 11 states will be held on April 17, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

The Telugu Desam Party on Monday named former union minister of state Panabaka Lakshmi as its candidate for the by-election to the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency.

The BJP's defeat in yesterday's by-elections in Uttar Pradesh has come as a boost not only to opposition parties but ally Chandrababu Naidu, who has been on the brink of breaking the tie-up. Mr Naidu has been upset with the Central government for its refusal to grant special status to Andhra Pradesh. Earlier this month, he had pulled two ministers ...

The bitterly fought Nandyal by-election is over and won, but Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is not calling a ceasefire. He took yet another swipe at opposition leader Jaganmohan Reddy, comparing him to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday in two rape cases.

The by-election in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal was won through threats and bribes, said the YSR Congress, which lost by a massive margin to Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party. YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said though they got "punched" today, they will also get a chance to reciprocate.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party is leading by a big margin in the bitterly fought Nandyal assembly by-election, with its candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy ahead by over 26,000 votes after 15 rounds of counting this morning

A high voter turnout of about 80 per cent was on Wednesday recorded in the by-election to Nandyal Assembly constituency in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, where the ruling TDP and opposition YSR Congress or YSRC are locked in a fierce battle.

YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy was today booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu during the campaign for the by-election to the Nandyal Assembly constituency.

It was a single by-election, but Andhra Pradesh's main parties turned the contest for the Nandyal assembly seat into a huge prestige battle with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and opposition leader Jaganmohan Reddy of the YSR Congress leading bitter and often personal campaigns that saw an exchange of sharp words and allegations.

It is a single by-election, but Andhra Pradesh's main parties have turned the contest for the Nandyal assembly seat into a huge prestige battle with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and opposition leader Jaganmohan Reddy of the YSR Congress leading bitter and often personal campaigns that saw an exchange of sharp words and allegations.

South star-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna, notorious for his temper, has been caught on camera planting a hard slap on a fan in public in Andhra Pradesh. The brother-in-law of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was campaigning for by-elections next week in Nandyal, 200 km from Hyderabad.

Jaganmohan Reddy abandoned any pretence of protocol today as he said, of political rival Chandrababu Naidu, "For your mistakes and betrayals, nothing wrong if you are punished with hanging." Mr Reddy, 44, has already been issued a showcause notice by the Election Commission for last week stating that he would find it hard to object to Mr Naidu bein...