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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicAndhra Pradesh CM

Topic: Andhra Pradesh CM

Six MPs, and counting — why YSRCP sitting MPs are deserting Jagan ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Winning a bulk of Andhra Pradesh’s 25 seats is as important to Jagan as retaining power in state, political observers say, as YSRCP chief alters candidates to ward off anti-incumbency.

Unfinished after 20 yrs, Andhra’s Polavaram dam plagued by technical issues, funds crunch, politics

Since work on the project started in 2005, the project cost has swollen manifold. State govt officials hope that the upcoming general and assembly polls will help speed things up.

Why Jagan’s loyalists are urging his sister Sharmila to adopt the name Morusupalli

Ever since she took over as Andhra Congress chief, Sharmila has been facing fierce backlash, especially on social media where CM Jagan's supporters are using the #MorusupalliSharmila.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan says Visakhapatnam will be state capital ‘in the days to come’

at the preparatory meeting for the Global Investors Summit to be held in Visakhapatnam in March, he said he also would be shifting his office to the port city in the months to come.

Andhra Cabinet reshuffle likely on 11 April, as Jagan Reddy to act on 2.5 years revamp promise

Andhra CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had said while taking oath in 2019 that his Cabinet will be revamped in 2.5 years. Two-thirds of ministers likely to resign on 11 April to make way for new faces.

MC Reddy led Telangana Agitation. Indira Gandhi was smarter—she made him UP Guv instead

M. Channa Reddy was the governor of 4 states, and Andhra Pradesh CM twice. The Congress couldn't miss such a tall leader.

Andhra CM meets Amit Shah, seeks special status, nod for state bills, release of pending dues

In an hour long meeting, CM Reddy explained about the poor financial situation of Andhra Pradesh and sought more central grants that would result by giving special category status.

Andhra Pradesh imports 1 lakh Covid-19 rapid test kits from South Korea

The kits, manufactured by SD Biosensor of South Korea, were presented to CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy at a review meeting on Covid-19 at his camp office on Friday.

Trinamool will fight Congress and Left in state, but ally with them in Delhi: Mamata

At opposition rally, Mamata Banerjee asserts that regional parties will go it alone in the states but join together nationally.  

The tragedy and the trend

Not only did the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy gain Congress high command's total trust and defy anti-incumbency, but he also saw the value in being a modernising, urbanising leader.

On Camera

How Nitish Kumar turned all rules of voter behaviour on their head

The conventional wisdom is that if a govt fails to improve the lot of the voters, it is punished. Kumar presided over an economic disaster for 20 years and was re-elected by a landslide.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.