The YSR Congress Party has decided to support the Narendra Modi government in Parliament and vote against the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition bloc INDIA. The 26-party Opposition alliance has moved a notice of no-confidence in Lok Sabha demanding the prime minister speak on the Manipur situation inside the House. While the notice has been admitted, no decision on a date has yet been taken. "How does bringing a no-confidence motion help the country? Trying to weaken the Central government at this time of disturbance in Manipur and two hostile neighbours is not in the national interest," YSRCP Parliamentary Party leader Vijayasai Reddy said. "It is the time to work together not against each other. The YSRC Party shall support the government and vote against the motion," he said. YSR Congress Party has 22 members in the Lok Sabha and nine in the Rajya Sabha. YSR Congress functionaries said that the party will vote in favour of the government in the Rajya Sabha when it tak
The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Telangana Party (YSRTP) is currently making news as it appears the party is set to merge with the Indian National Congress in Telangana
: YSR Congress MP Y S Avinash Reddy was arrested by the CBI in connection with the murder of his uncle and former minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy, but he was immediately released as per a Telangana High Court order that had earlier granted him anticipatory bail. Avinash Reddy, who appeared before the central agency on June 3, was arrested by the CBI and released on bail the same day after fulfilling certain formalities, sources said. The Lok Sabha member from Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh, who was granted anticipatory bail by the Telangana High Court on May 31, was directed to cooperate with the investigation and to appear before the CBI every Saturday till the end of June 2023 in connection with the case. The high court in its order had said that the petitioner shall be released on bail in the event of his arrest by the CBI on execution of a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh, with two sureties for a like sum each, to the satisfaction of the CBI. The MP is learnt to have fulfilled those ...
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu attacked the ruling YSRCP government for letting down all sections of people, and alleged that Andhra Pradesh is being pushed into bankruptcy by the current dispensation. Naidu was in Machilipatnam as part of his three-day tour of Krishna district to participate in his party's outreach programme. Addressing a public meeting at a college ground in the city on Wednesday night, the TDP supremo claimed the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government had failed on all fronts in the state and that the regime had "wrecked" all sections of the state politically, socially and economically. By driving Andhra Pradesh's economy into a bankrupt situation, the state's development suffered severely in the last four years, the former chief minister charged. "I want to ask you (people) whether you are able to purchase sand. Where is the sand going? Sand is being sent to other states. Where is that money going? Is that money not going to Tadepalli palace,"
Raghav Magunta, son of YSR Congress Party MP from Andhra Pradesh's Ongole Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, destroyed crucial evidence to derail the probe
In a massive exercise to reach out to five crore people ahead of next year's assembly elections, Andhra Pradesh's ruling party YSRCP on Friday launched a state-wide survey.
Suspended YSRCP legislator Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy was placed under house arrest in Nellore on Thursday to foil his protest demanding construction of a bridge in his constituency
Against the backdrop of media reports that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been appointed the permanent president of YSRCP, the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the party to make a "clear and categorical public announcement" contradicting the reports as the matter has the potential to create "confusion" in other political organisations. The EC order came after the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) initially informed the poll panel about the "unanimous" election of Jagan Mohan Reddy as president of the party on July 8 and 9 this year, but did not categorically admit or deny the specific allegation forwarded by EC regarding he being made permanent president for life. The EC had sought a reply from the parry following media reports. The YSRCP had later confirmed to the EC that the issue was reported in the media and that the party has launched an internal enquiry in this regard. It had also told EC that "necessary action" on the same will be taken by the party on findin
YSR Congress Party general secretary V Vijay Sai Reddy on Thursday said Andhra Pradesh will not become like Sri Lanka as its debt is much lower than the Centre and within the permissible limit
Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party will support the NDA's nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar in the vice presidential poll, a party leader said Sunday. Vijaysai Reddy, the YSRCP floor leader in Rajya Sabha, said the party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to support Dhankhar. "Jagan Mohan garu has decided to support NDA's vice president candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar as he is a farmer's son and hails from a backward community," Reddy told PTI. Dhankhar is a Jat by caste who are categorised among OBCs in Rajasthan, his home state. The NDA's Dhankhar is up against the joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva, a former union minister, in the August 6 poll. The YSR Congress has already announced its support to NDA's president nominee Droupadi Murmu.
This is YSRCP's third plenary since its inception and the first one after it came to power in 2019
Four candidates of the ruling YSR Congress were on Friday declared elected uncontested to the Rajya Sabha in the biennial election from Andhra Pradesh.
However, the TDP and the JSP did not agree that the reorganisation of districts has been done for people's good
Andhra Pradesh CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to make preparations to start work by District Collectors and Superintendents of Police in the new districts from the same day
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday said that it welcomes the move to honour its founder.
A day after the CBI filed a charge sheet against rebel MP YSRCP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, 15 others in connection with Rs 947. 71 crore loan fraud
YSRCP parliamentary party leader V Vijayasai Reddy informed his party will raise issues of privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and special category status for Andhra during monsoon session
Former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Christian minority leader Philip C. Tocher has joined Andhra Pradesh's ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP).
He was allegedly 'indulging in hate speeches against certain communities and promoting disaffection against the government'
Commenting upon the panchayat poll results, the YSRCP leader claimed that the ruling party aligned candidates won more than 85 per cent 'sarpanch' posts in the third phase of the polls