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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: TDP

From time-tested friends to foes — how BJD, YSRCP fell victim to BJP’s expansion plans

BJP ended 24-year BJD rule in Odisha after alliance talks failed, while NDA ally TDP dislodged YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh. Both BJD & YSRCP had backed BJP’s legislative agenda.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan going strong in Pulivendula assembly seat, leads by 54,000-plus votes

Jagan is two-time MLA (2014 & 2019) from high-profile seat, which was held previously by his father & ex-CM of united AP, YSR, until his demise in helicopter crash in 2009.

Kuppam elects Chandrababu for eighth time, TDP chief to become Andhra Pradesh CM for fourth time

Naidu has represented Kuppam as TDP MLA since 1989. This year, he improved his poll percentage to 60 percent this time.

Chandrababu’s TDP set to form govt in Andhra Pradesh, Jagan’s YSRCP on cusp of big defeat

TDP alone is leading in 130 seats in southern state, while JSP & BJP are leading in 20 & 7 seats.

Absconding Macherla MLA puts YSRCP in tight spot, 2nd party legislator under lens for poll violence

Pinnelli Rama Krishna Reddy is on the run since damaging an EVM. Earlier, YSRCP's Annabathuni Siva Kumar had slapped a voter for reportedly objecting to him jumping the queue.

Fact Check: Chandrababu Naidu didn’t say CM Jagan will come back to power. He was talking about TDP

Chandrababu Naidu was asked if TDP will win in Andhra Pradesh, not Jagan Mohan Reddy or YSRCP.

YSRCP MLA detained at home after slapping voter at polling booth & getting it back in kind

Voter standing in queue at booth in Ithanagar locality in Tenali objected to MLA jumping queue-line to cast ballot. Clip shows MLA’s men pounced on man & raining blows on him.

How land titling act based on NITI Aayog model set off slugfest between Jagan & TDP’s Naidu

Act was passed in Sept 2022. While TDP-JanaSena dub it as Jagan's 'land grabbing act', YSRCP chief calls out 'TDP’s hypocrisy of opposing Act now after endorsing it in assembly'.

‘Why do I have to look for jobs in Hyderabad?’ Youth anger palpable in Andhra as Jagan seeks 2nd term

YSRCP’s 2019 manifesto included promises like an annual job calendar, 2.3 lakh jobs in govt departments, etc. But students and job aspirants say Jagan govt has failed to deliver.

Decentralisation or ‘chaos’? Jagan’s 3-capital poll promise rekindles debate in Andhra

The YSRCP government promises that capital status for Amaravati, Kurnool, and Visakhapatnam will develop the state evenly. But Amaravati residents say it should be the only capital.

On Camera

Mustafizur’s removal from KKR isn’t the same as boycotting match with Pakistan

Mustafizur Rahman was not representing Bangladesh; he was representing Kolkata. Singling him out simply because of his nationality shows a selective and convenient moral logic.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.