The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stated that there is nothing wrong with taking action against social media abusers, emphasizing that trolling judges and the judiciary needs to be curbed. The court clarified that while police action against social media abuse cannot be stopped on a large scale, individuals must file cases themselves rather than through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy faced a significant defeat in the 2024 assembly elections, dropping from 151 seats in 2019 to just 11. Despite implementing various welfare schemes, Jagan's neglect of state development, rising prices, corruption, and controversial policies led to widespread disenchantment among voters. The Telugu Desam Party capitalized on these issues, promising to reverse unpopular decisions, contributing to Jagan's electoral downfall.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed surprise over the YSR Congress's significant defeat in the state Assembly elections despite implementing numerous welfare schemes. Acknowledging the people's verdict, he vowed to continue working for the poor and noted that the party is accustomed to being in opposition. The TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance achieved a landslide victory, winning 85 seats and leading in 79 more, while YSRCP secured only three Assembly seats and was leading in eight segments.
The Telugu Desam Party-led NDA is heading for a landslide victory in the Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, reversing the 2019 scenario where the YSR Congress party had a massive win. The NDA is leading in 114 out of 131 available trends, with TDP leading in 94 seats. In the Lok Sabha elections, the NDA also has a significant lead over YSRCP. In Telangana, the BJP is leading over the Congress.
As Andhra Pradesh awaits the 2024 exit polls, a look back at the 2019 exit polls reveals significant inaccuracies, with YSR Congress winning a historic 151 assembly seats and 22 MP seats, far exceeding projections. The Telugu population globally is keenly anticipating the new exit poll results set to be released today at 5:30 PM.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy refrained from attacking the BJP during a public rally, focusing instead on criticizing TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan. He highlighted Naidu's reliance on alliances and failure to deliver on promises, but notably avoided direct criticism of the BJP, possibly indicating a desire to maintain good relations with the national leadership.
Speculation is rife about an impending alliance between Telugu Desam, Janasena, and BJP, with YSR Congress MP Vijayasai Reddy's tweet nearly confirming the alliance and acknowledging advanced talks. Vijayasai's statement indicates that YSR Congress is preparing for an electoral battle in 2014-like conditions in AP, anticipating a fight between the alliance and YSR Congress.
N Chandrababu Naidu, the senior politician and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, is being accused of abetting violence and causing tension in the state. After his defeat in the 2019 elections, Naidu has been making provocative statements and hurling abuses at YSR Congress leaders. Recently, clashes broke out between activists of the two parties, resulting in injuries to both sides. Naidu's behavior is seen as desperate attempts to regain power, even at the cost of inciting violence and putting his own party activists at risk.
The suspicious death of an NTR fan has caused an uproar on social media, with fans demanding a thorough police investigation. YSR Congress has become alert and activated its social media teams to contain damage, posting messages about how the issue is not related to politics. However, the concern is on losing political support from NTR fans. Former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh have also reacted to the issue.
The Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal filed by N Sunitha Reddy challenging the grant of protection from arrest to YSR Congress party MP Y S Avinash Reddy in connection with the murder of her father and former MP Y S Vivekananda Reddy. Meanwhile, Vivekananda Reddy’s supposed second wife, Shameem, and her son Shahen Shah are reportedly planning to move the Telangana high court asking for a share in his properties, claiming to be legal heirs. This could give a new weapon to YSR Congress party and its MP Avinash Reddy, who have alleged that the illegal marriage of Viveka might be one of the reasons for his murder and there are property disputes within his family.
