Former Chief Minister and TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has accused the YSRCP government of neglecting the Uttarandhra region in the last five years. He alleged that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has failed to take concrete steps to generate employment or complete irrigation projects in the region. Meanwhile, JSP chief K. Pawan Kalyan promised to address issues such as migration, unemployment, and law and order if the NDA is voted to power.
Dola Jagan Mohana Rao, a senior leader of the YSRCP, has joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the presence of its national president, N. Chandrababu Naidu. Rao’s father, Dola Sitaramulu, was an MLA in the Narasannapeta Assembly constituency from 1978 to 1983. Jagan Mohana Rao, after four decades with the Congress, joined the YSRCP a few years after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. He contested from Narasannapeta when he was the president of the Srikakulam District Congress Committee.
YSRCP rebel MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju has declared that there will be a change of government in Andhra Pradesh in the first week of June, resolving people’s issues. Raju, who has recently joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), made this statement while filing his nomination papers as the TDP candidate for the Undi Assembly constituency. He also expressed his belief that the recent stone pelting incident involving Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was likely staged, calling it an “imaginary episode.”
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has betrayed the state’s people and destroyed their future, according to TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Naidu asserted that the TDP is poised to perform well in the upcoming Assembly polls. He expressed concern over the uncertain capital city issue, criticizing Reddy’s proposal for three capitals. Naidu also highlighted the state’s struggling economy and alleged corruption under the YSRCP government. Despite facing corruption allegations, Naidu defended his credibility and integrity.
Forty-two years after its inception, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has faded away from Telangana. The influence of movie stars in the state has also waned since the division of the Telugu states a decade ago. During the 2023 elections, former actor Babu Mohan’s BJP campaign yielded only a modest number of votes, while Reshma Rathod aka Reshma Bai Bhukiya’s 2018 outing was even less successful. In contrast, actors continue to hold political sway in Andhra Pradesh, with stars like Pawan Kalyan, Nandamuri Balakrishna, and R.K. Roja actively involved in politics.
