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Hanuma Vihari to continue playing for Andhra after assurance from ruling party TDP

NEW DELHI: Hanuma Vihari, the Indian all-rounder, has decided to continue representing Andhra after receiving assurances from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the state's ruling party, that his concerns with the state association would be resolved.

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YSR Congress complaint against Prashant Kishor, journalist Ravi Prakash for airing opinion poll

The YSR Congress yesterday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India seeking criminal action against political consultant Prashant Kishor and RTV journalist Ravi Prakash.

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‘Jagan Reddy a dictator, Modi and my thinking the same’: Chandrababu Naidu on his political U-turn

With an alliance with the BJP, the Telugu Desam Party hopes to counter the YSR Congress Party and chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh, expressing confidence about a sweep in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

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Elections come and go, but backwardness remains in Chittoor Lok Sabha segment

Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency remains backward despite political changes, facing unemployment, agriculture decline, and lack of development.

The Hindu

YSRCP leader Dola Jagan Mohana Rao joins TDP

YSRCP senior leader and former chairman of Srikakulam District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) Dola Jagan Mohana Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the presence of its national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on April 24 (Wednesday).

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TDP behind attack on Jagan, allege YSRCP leaders

YSRCP leaders accuse NDA allies of attacking Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy during campaign in Vijayawada.

The Hindu

Notices served on YSRCP, TDP activists over clash during poll campaign in Ongole

The Prakasam district police have served notices on 10 activists each of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for their alleged involvement in clashes during election campaign in Ongole on April 10 (Wednesday) night.

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Elections that shaped India | The rise of the Telugu Desam Party

In its series exploring the important elections in the past, The Hindu examined the Telugu Desam Party’s rise under N.T Rama Rao in 1982-83, and its effect on regional and national politics.

The Hindu

A.P. elections: Man tries to ‘attack’ TDP candidate for Srikalahasti during campaign

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has lodged a police complaint, alleging that an unidentified man tried to attack Bojjala Venkata Sudheer Reddy, the party candidate for Srikalahasti Assembly constituency, when the latter was campaigning on April 4 (Thursday).

The Hindu

TDP-JSP-BJP alliance will win with a thumping majority, says Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is contesting with the support of the Jana Sena Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, will sweep the elections in Ongole Lok Sabha constituency, TDP candidate for the seat Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy has said.

The Hindu

BJP likely to contest from 11 Assembly constituencies in A.P.

BJP to contest from 11 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, including Rajamahendravaram (Rural), as per NDA agreement.

The Hindu

Turpu Kapus demand TDP to allocate Vizianagaram Lok Sabha seat to community

Turpu Kapu Samajika Vedika State vice-president Majji Apparao on March 24 (Sunday) asked the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to ensure justice by allocating the Vizianagaram Lok Sabha seat and a few Assembly seats to the community.

The Hindu

Discontentment brewing in BJP over alliance with TDP

The alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) appears to have not gone down well with the BJP cadres in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu

Kurnool MP Sanjeev Kumar joins TDP

Kurnool Member of Parliament S. Sanjeev Kumar on March 14 (Thursday) joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the presence of the party’s national president N. Chandrababu Naidu.

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Several injured as Telugu Desam Party, YSRCP workers clash in Andhra Pradesh

Several people sustained injuries in clashes between workers of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in Narasaraopet town in Andhra Pradesh, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chandrababu Naidu to release TDP’s BC Declaration on March 5

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is organising a Jai Ho BC Mahasabha near Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) in Guntur district on March 5 to highlight what it plans to do for the uplift of the Backward Classes if the TDP-Jana Sena Party (JSP) alliance comes to power in Andhra Pradesh.…

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Dissidence in Nagari TDP comes to fore as educationalist Ashok Raju resigns

After announcing the candidature of Gali Bhanuprakash, son of former Minister Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu, for the Nagari Assembly constituency, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) faced unexpected trouble when educationalist K. Ashok Raju submitted his resignation to the party.

The Hindu

Former BRS MLA Teegala Krishna Reddy joins Congress

He was elected as MLA from the Telugu Desam Party in 2014 but defected to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (now BRS).

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NRI techie among contenders for TDP nominee in Thamballapalle Assembly seat in Andhra Pradesh

At a time when the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is busy finalising candidates for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, the name of Konda Narendra, a U.S.A.-retuned techie, is doing the rounds as the probable candidate for Thamballapalle constituency in Annamayya district, where the family of Energy Minister Peddireddi…

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State government’s reaction to ‘Rajadhani Files’ is knee-jerk, says TDP

The Telugu Desam Party criticizes the government for suppressing the release of a film depicting Amaravati's destruction.

The Hindu

TDP lays focus on Rajam and three ST constituencies in North Andhra region

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is focussing on the constituencies where it was defeated in the 2014 and 2019 general elections in North Andhra region, particularly in undivided Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts. Though the party formed the government in 2014, it faced defeat in Rajam, Palakonda, Kurupam, Saluru Assembly constituencies.…

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Telugu journalist slut-shamed for riding pillion on minister’s bike for TV show

A woman journalist faced online sexual harassment from the supporters of the Telugu Desam Party, after she rode pillion on a bike with a minister while filming a segment of a news feature on Sankranti festivities.

The Hindu

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Nani quits TDP, all set to join YSRCP

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Srinivas (Nani) on January 10 (Wednesday) quit the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and submitted his resignation as a Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Mr. Srinivas, after meeting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, announced that he would join the YSR Congress…

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CPI seeks clarity from TDP on alliance with BJP in Andhra Pradesh

CPI Andhra Pradesh unit secretary K. Ramakrishna on January 9 (Tuesday) proposed to forge an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on the condition that the latter does not join hands with the BJP for the forthcoming general elections in Andhra Pradesh. “Initially, we decided to be with the…

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Telangana’s Charminar Pedestrianisation Plan: Politics, poll promises and a pending project

The Charminar Pedestrianisation Plan – to develop areas around the iconic Charminar monument in Hyderabad – has been proposed on various counts by the Congress, the Telugu Desam Party, and now the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.

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