Krishnam Raju to Join YSRC

                                                                                 
The actor-turned-politician who has unsuccessfully contested as PRP candidate to Lok Sabha from Rajahmundry has been keeping away from politics ever since. It is learnt that he is likely to join the YSR Congress and lead the party’s campaign in the pockets of his influence in the ensuing general elections. Talking to the media at Mogalturu, his native village in West Godavari district, Krishnam Raju has said he would be contesting during the 2014 elections.
Krishnam Raju has  talked to his supporters in Mogalturu on Wednesday where he has announced his decision to re-enter active politics. He told them that looking at the problems faced by the people, he was inclined to once again play an active role in politics.  He has announced that he would be contesting in the next general elections.
It is learnt that Krishnam Raju has decided to join the Jagan bandwagon and has also agreed to ensure the victory of his candidates in the district and the neighboring East Godavari. It is learnt that he has already spoken to his supporters and former BJP and PRP leaders close to him about the prospects of the victory of YSRC candidates in Kakinada (East Godavari) and Narsapuram (West Godavari) constituencies.

Parties focus on Kadapa bypolls

Byelections to be conducted for three Assembly constituencies — Rayachoti, Rajampet and Railway Kodur — on June 12 are prestigious for the Congress, Telugu Desam and YSR Congress. Even though all three parties have selected their candidates, they are yet to officially announce them.
Mr G. Srikanth Reddy (Rayachoti), Mr A. Amarnath Reddy (Raja-mpet) and Mr K. Srini-vasulu (Railway Kodur), who resigned as MLAs will contest from the YSR Congress.
The candidature of Mr Ramprasad Reddy (Raya-choti), Mr Meda Mallikar-juna Reddy (Rajampet) and Mr Eswaraiah (Rail-way Kodur) is confirmed on behalf of the Congress.
The names of Mr S. Subrahmanyam (Raya-choti), Mr Brahmaiah (Rajampet) and Mr Ajay Babu (Railway Kodur) were confirmed on behalf of the Telugu Desam. They have launched their campaign though their names are not officially announced.
The Telugu Desam president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has already toured the district once. The PCC president, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana, and the Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, have toured the three constituencies. The YSR Congress president, Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, wants to repeat his huge success in Kadapa and Pulivendula bypolls in the present bypolls.
Mr Naidu is striving hard to get a hold in the district and urging party cadre to work hard, setting aside differences. The TD chief will again tour the district on Friday and Saturday. The minister, Dr D.L. Ravindra Reddy, who has already anno-unced that he would keep away from the bypoll campaign, stuck to his word. He also skipped the Chief Minister’s recent tour to the district. Party leaders pacified sulking Rajampet MP A. Sai Pratap and ensured that he took part in the campaign. DCC president M. Ashok is formulating a strategy for the bypoll campaign.
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All in family for Dharmana

                                                                    
As the Election Commiss-ion announced byelections for 17 Assembly seats and one parliamentary segme-nt across the state, battle lines were drawn in Nars-annapeta coming under Srikakulam and Payakara-opeta in Vizag districts.
It has become a prestigious affair for all three political parties. While a tight fight is expected bet-ween candidates of the Congress and YSRC in Narasannapeta, it will be a three pronged fight betwe-en the TD, YSRC and Cong-ress in Payakaraopeta.
Minster Mr Dharmana Prasad Rao’s brother Dharmana Krishna Das is the YSRC candidate in Narasannapeta, while Vizag district’s Payakaraopeta has always been a strong bastion for the TD. Though it is an all-in-the-family fight in Nar-asannapeta, the Congress candidate’s fate decides the future of Prasad Rao in the party. At both places, the Congress is yet to decide its candidates.
Speculation is rife that Mr Prasad Rao’s elder bro-ther Mr Ram Das is likely to contest against his brother Mr Krishna Das, on the Congress ticket.
Meanwhile, delay in finalising the candidate is likely to dent the winning chances of the ruling Con-gress in Payakaraopeta Assembly constituency in the district.
While the TD and YSRC are well ahead and have finalised their candidates, the Congress is yet to find a winning horse. The TD has already announced its candidate to be former MLA Mr Chengala Venkat Rao and its chief Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu completed his first leg of campaign in the constituency.
YSRC chief and Kadapa MP Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy also toured the constituency extensively tw-ice. PCC chief Mr Botsa Satyanarayana and Chief Minister Mr N. Kiran Ku-mar Reddy too visited the constituency on two different occasions recently.
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PCC secretary to join YSRCP

                                                              

There is much anxiety and anticipation in the different political camps here in view of the visit of Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy to the city on Friday. Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy is coming here to invite former MLA Vangaveeti Radhakrishna into the party fold at a programme in front of the statue of assassinated MLA Mohana Ranga Rao.

The names of several Congress leaders, some former corporators in particular, are being heard as probable candidates to join the YSR Congress Party. The Congress leaders are using every trick in the book to keep the flock together.

The YSR Congress leaders are trying hard to lure the disgruntled elements.

PCC secretary Gadda Manikyala Raju has announced that he is joining the YSR Congress Party.

While others have not come out openly, Mr. Raju has announced that he is going to join YSR Congress because he is vexed with the Congress.

At a press conference here on Thursday, Mr. Raju said that he had been an active member of the Indian National Congress for over two decades and had occupied several responsible posts in it. He worked hard for the development of the party and also campaigned for the Congress candidates in Vijayawada Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

Mr. Raju said that he was badly hurt when his party did not consider him for any of the nominated posts.

These posts were being filled by the persons unknown to the Congress circles.

Mr. Raju said the targeting of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy “just because his son started his own political party” had also hurt him. He also felt that the Congress was not doing anything for the SCs, the section he belonged to.

Mr. Raju said that he had full confidence in the capacity of former MLA Vangaveeti Radhakrishna to get things done. “Mr Radhakrishna is a fighter and we are confident that he will fight for the demands of the SCs,” Mr. Raju said.

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TDP chief criticises Congress, YSRCP

                                                                          

TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu criticised both the ruling Congress party and YSRCP and said that given the ‘outrageous manner' in which the two parties were conducting themselves with scant respect for public institutions, democratic principles and probity in public life, it would only be a matter of time before they vanished from the political map of the State.

Addressing a public meeting at the Gandhi Junction at Chittoor on Thursday night, Naidu charged that both parties were busy with their ‘murder politics' and ‘mining mafias', unmindful of the woes of the people of the State.

He took a serious exception to the power supply getting snapped as he began to address the meeting.

He claimed that the Congress was envious of TDP and would try to do anything to stop the re-emergence of Telugu Desam.

Dharna incident

He recalled how the government massed up police force at Vizianagaram when he, along with other party cadres, staged a massive dharna against the liquor syndicate of PCC president Botcha Satyanarayana.

Chandrababu Naidu had earlier declared the party office open and called on the family members of N.P. Chdngalraya Naidu and N.P. Jhansi, both former MPs from Chittoor who died recently.

Poll code: YSR statue masked

                                                              

With the election code in force, statues of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy installed at three places in the city have been masked.

Passersby watched with amusement even as the departmental staff climbed up the pedestal of the bronze statues at RDO Office junction, TUDA Circle and Thummalagunta Circle to drape a veil over the face this evening.

This is said to be in tune with the orders clamped by the authorities to veil statues of political leaders and symbols that stand as an icon of any political outfit.

The code came into effect on Wednesday and officials swung into action on Thursday.

The ‘masking' episode emerged as one of the major steps taken by the officialdom as part of ensuring what is termed as a ‘level playing field'.

Meanwhile, YSR Congress Party activists expressed anguish at the officials throwing a veil over the statue of their beloved leader, while leaving the Rajiv Gandhi statue at MCT Circle and NTR Statue at Town Club without a cover.

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