The Communist Party of India will participate in the by-elections likely to be held in 24 assembly constituencies in the State.
While seven seats are already vacant, 17 more assembly segments would go for by-polls if the rebel Congress MLAs gets disqualified for violating the party whip. CPI state secretary K Narayana on Monday announced that the party would contest from all the constituencies going for by-elections. However, Narayana told reporters that a final decision in this regard would be taken by January 6-7 after discussing the issue in the party's executive committee meeting to be held in Hyderabad.
Narayana demanded that the State Government come out with the comprehensive details of raids conducted by the Anti Corruption Bureau on liquor shops as they have exposed the nexus between the ministers and the liquor mafia. He said that the government should order a high-level probe into the liquor scam and punish the guilty, irrespective of their position.
He also announced that the CPI would stage protests in front of Excise Offices across the state on December 21 demanding that the liquor shops sell sachets as per the government fixed MRP. (INN)
2012/1/25 10:21:46 After gauging the reactions poured from everywhere on Balakrishna's recent statements about his readiness to contest in the elections, TDP president Chandrababu has announced that Balakrishna is not going to contest in the bye-elections as challenged by his rival parties. He said the party will decide when and from where he will contest the elections. He said TDP is not eyeing on bye-elections, because its goal is next general elections to be conducted in year 2014 and not the bye-elections.
Chandrababu also made a surprise statement. He said Chiranjeevi and late YSR are his good friends. But, he politically differs with them.
Chandrababu said that TDP is the only one party that gives equal importance to all casts and regions of the state.
2012/1/26 8:28:06 While, TDP president Chandrababu is stating that Balakrishna is not going to contest in the bye-elections, Balakrishna has expressed his eagerness to contest in the bye-elections. Chandrababu has said that, his party is mainly eyeing 2014 general elections and not any bye-elections. So, he opined that Balayya need not to contest in the bye-elections bowing to the challenges thrown by his rivals. He also stated that, Balayya has to look after his film career first then only he can spare his time to politics. So, if the party decides he may be asked to contest in 2014 general elections and not in any bye-elections now.
However, after hoisting the National flag at Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital at Hyderabad, Balayya speaking to media said, "If the party orders me I am ready to contest in the bye-elections. I am planning to tour across Telangana districts in my next schedule."
Responding to Lagadapati's challenge, "First of all if he has guts, he should resign to his MP post and contest again in the bye-elections. I know when and from where to contest in the elections. I appeal my fans to maintain peace and not to go against anyone."
2012/1/7 15:12:07 Cine actor Nandamuri Balakrishna has announced that he would contest the next assembly elections in the State.
Talking to reporters here on Saturday, Balakrishna said that he would join the electoral politics in the next assembly elections. However, he did not specify the district or the constituency from where he plans to contest. He said that the decision on his constituency would be taken by the party leadership.
Balakrishna also said that he do not possess any individual opinion on separate Telangana and he would abide by the party's stand on the issue. (INN)
2012/2/28 6:18:50 Marketing Minister Mukesh Goud on Tuesday hinted that he would contest from Secunderabad Parliamentary constituency in the next elections.
Talking to media persons, Mukesh Goud said that he was desired to contest for Secunderabad parliament seat as the present MP Anjan Kumar Yadav would be completing 10 years on the lines of former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhandaru Dattatreya from the seat.
Stating that MIM has already hinted that it would field its candidate if Anjan Kumar Yadav contests again from the Secunderabad constituency, he said that Anjan Kumar would contest for assembly segment in Musheerabad in next general elections. However, Mukesh Goud stated that he would not leave Goshamahal Assembly constituency and his son Vikram might contest from the seat in the next elections. (INN)
2011/4/1 8:57:03 Former minister YS.Vivekananda Reddy has declared that, he is ready to contest in the by-elections against his sister-in-law Vijaya Lakshmi w/o late YS.Rajashekar Reddy. He said that, he will not consider the sentiments or relationships for contesting in the elections. He will obey the party high command orders, what ever it may be.
He is also insisting his party to allow his son-in-law Narreddy Rajashekar Reddy contest on YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy.
2011/9/25 4:45:52 Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Daggupati Purandeswari on Sunday stated that she would contest from next parliamentary elections from Visakhapatnam.
Talking to media persons while participating in a programme, Purandeswari expressed confidence that the people of Visakhapatnam constituency would repose their faith seeing her performance in the district.
The Union Minister statement assumes importance as recently Rajya Sabha member T Subbi Ramireddy hinted that he would contest from the Visakhapatnam parliamentary constituency in the next general elections. Taking a dig at Subbi Ramireddy, Purandeswari stated that no one would contest against her in the next general elections.
Though the general elections were scheduled to be held in 2014, the statement by Purandeswari raised doubts among people over statement. Subbi Ramireddy was a strong local leader in the constituency and Purandeswari hails from Ongole district. (INN)
Raghuvulu slams CPI's statement on winning prospects in by-polls
2012/4/26 6:55:56 Hyderabad, April 26 (INN): Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary B V Raghavulu on Thursday condemned CPI state secretary K Narayana's comments that CPI(M) has no prospects of winning in the ensuing by-elections.
Talking to media persons, Raghavulu said that, “no one can predict the outcome of by-elections and we have to obey people’s verdict, whatever it may be.” He said that Narayana made these comments as he was of the opinion that only winning candidates have to contest in the elections. He said that his party would contest in the by-elections without bothering about victory or defeat.
Raghavulu alleged that the CPI has been supporting the Telugu Desam Party in the by-elections with a hidden agenda to defeat the CPI(M) candidates. Stating that alliances between parties were not permanent, he said that the tie-ups were limited only to by-elections. He said that CPI(M) would extend full support to Lok Satta party in those constituencies where it was not fielding its aspirants in the by-elections.
2012/4/20 6:53:10 Hyderabad, April 20 (INN): Communist Party of India state secretary K Narayana on Friday announced that his party would not contest the ensuing by-elections to be held in 18 Assembly seats and one Parliament seat in the State.
Talking to media persons after emerging out of meeting with CPI(M) state secretary B V Raghavulu at his party office at RTC cross roads, he said that the party unanimously took a decision not to contest the next by-elections due to changed political equations in the State. However, he said the CPI would extend its support to Telugu Desam Party in the ensuing by-elections from all constituencies, except Parakala Assembly constituency, where it would support the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
As the ruling Congress party has totally failed to address the people’s issues in the state, Narayana said that the CPI has decided to support opposition Telugu Desam Party in the by-elections. He said that there was no question of extending support to CPI(M) in the by-elections from any constituency, as reported earlier. However, he claimed that the decision would not affect the unity and relations of Left parties.
Admitting that differences exist between the Left parties, he said that the CPI would have forged an alliance with the CPI (M) in the by-elections if it would have mutually benefitted the left parties. He said that the CPI might also have a tie-up with the TRS in 2014 general elections.
2012/2/15 15:51:35 Recently, Balakrishna has announced that he is keen to contest for Assembly in the next elections and even ready to contest in by-elections to become MLA. As if inspired by his 'Babai,' now 'Abbai' Jr.NTR also wants to become MLA as soon as possible, not in the real life but in his reel life. His next movie to be made in Harish Shankar direction is said to be confirmed as 'MLA.' However, this MLA won't go to Assembly as he is a 'Manchi Lakshnalu unna Abbayi.' This film will go to sets in July and it will be produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji).
2012/1/23 9:20:45 Tirupati MLA K Chiranjeevi on Monday stated there was nothing wrong in the statement of actor Nandamuri Balakrishna that he was ready to contest against him in the next Assembly elections.
Talking to media persons at Tirupati airport during visit to his constituency, Chiranjeevi said that everyone was free to contest from anywhere in the country. “There is nothing wrong if Balakrishna wants to contest against me in the next elections,” he said.
Earlier, Balakrishna announced in Visakhapatnam that he was ready to contest against Chiranjeevi in the assembly elections, if the TDP asks him to do so.
Chiranjeevi alleged that Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu was unable to digest the fact that Congress has now emerged stronger after the merger of Praja Rajyam Party. He said Naidu was 'psychologically disturbed' and that was the reason why he started levelling baseless charges against the Congress party to tarnish its image.
The Tirupati MLA said that the Congress high command has agreed to give only two posts for the PRP members in the Council of Ministers. However, it has promised to make justice to the Telangana region in another way, he said. (INN)
Subbarami Reddy to contest from Nellore LS seat in by-polls
2012/4/20 6:59:29 New Delhi, April 20 (INN): Senior Congress leader T Subbarami Reddy on Friday said that the Congress High Command asked him to get ready to contest from Nellore parliamentary constituency in the by-elections.
Talking to media persons after emerging out of meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, Subbarami Reddy said that both Sonia Gandhi and political secretary to Sonia, Ahmed Patel have asked him to contest from the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency. He expressed confidence that he would give a tough fight to Mekapati Raja Mohan Reddy of YSR Congress party candidate and win the by-elections with a huge margin of votes.
Subbarami Reddy said that he was ready to contest from any constituency if the High Command directs him do so.
2011/3/30 21:13:23 YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy who is now visiting in Vizianagaram district as a part of his Odarpu Yatra has postponed his tour due to the by-elections schedule declared by EC. It is learnt that, his close aides have suggested him to return to Kadapa for preparing for by-elections. Keeping in view of the recent MLC election results and the secret understanding between the rival TDP and Congress parties, Jagan has been asked to be much cautious than ever before to win the elections with huge majority. Jagan will continue his Odarpu Yatra after the by-elections are over.
Winning the by-elections in Kadapa and Pulivendhula constituencies for Jagan and his newly launched YSR Congress party is very important. Jagan and his mother will contest in these 2 constituencies as the YSRC party candidates.
Late YSRs brother Y.Vivekananda Reddy may contest from either of these two constituencies on Congress behalf. But, Congress still didnt reveal its strategy for these by-elections.
2012/4/20 6:57:48 Hyderabad, April 20 (INN): Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday expressed regret over CPI's decision to support the TDP and TRS candidates in the ensuing by-elections in the State.
Talking to reporters, CPI (M) State Secretary BV Raghavulu said that the CPI's decision was 'unfortunate' and it would have been better for the CPI (M) to support the CPI candidates in the by-elections. However, he said that the decision would not affect the prospects of CPI (M) candidates and they would contest independently from a few constituencies without having any tie-up with the other parties.
“The party will contest independently from a few Assembly constituencies, where it has strong base,” he said. The CPI is likely to contest from Anantapur, Polavaram, Payakaraopeta, Tirupati and Ongole seats. However, Raghavulu said that a final decision in this regard would be taken at a later stage.
2012/1/26 10:47:21 Telugu Desam star campaigner Nandamuri Balakrishna on Thursday stated that he was ready to contest the by-elections, if party directs him to do so.
Talking to media persons after hoisting the tri-colour at Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital, Balakrishna said that he would abide by the party's decision in this regard. “If party directs me to contest the by-elections, I will oblige and support the party in all aspects,” he stated.
Balakrishna's statement assumes importance as Telugu Desam party president N Chandrababu Naidu had announced on Wednesday that Balakrishna would not contest in the by-elections and would only enter the electoral politics only during 2014 general elections.
This time Balakrishna completely avoided making any comments or giving reactions on ertstwhile Praja Rajyam Party president K Chiranjeevi's comments on his political plans.
Earlier Chiranjeevi described Balakrishna as child in the politics. Later, Balakrishna accused Chiranjeevi of selling his party for political positions.
Balakrishna also challenged Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal to resign from his post and win the next elections to prove his strength. Responding to NTR Telugu Desam party president Laxmi Parvathi's statement that Balakrishna would lose deposits if he contests on TDP ticket, he said nobody would take her comments seriously.
Balakrishna also announced that he would soon launch his tour in the Telangana region.
Later he inaugurated a blood donation camp at Motinagar. (INN)
2011/9/10 21:54:51 Nandamuri Balakrishna, who comes to Anantapur for participating in 20/20 star cricket to be played in the city, has told the media that he will contest in the next general elections and take active party in politics. When asked whether he is eyeing CM Post, he replied that he has no such ideas. He will work to strengthen the party from the grass root level. Balakrishna and Srikanth's teams will play start cricket in the city today to raise funds for the women welfare.
2012/2/18 6:57:56 The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday decided to field its candidates for six assembly constituencies, except Nagarkurnool segment, in the by-elections scheduled for March 18.
According to party general secretary Ramachandraiah, the party has taken a unanimous decision to contest the by-elections in six out of seven constituencies. Talking to media persons at party office, he said that except Nagam Janardhan Reddy from Nagarkurnool constituency all other MLAs in the region resigned to join the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and did not show their commitment for the Telangana state.
He said that although the party had decided not to field its candidates in Telangana during the meeting of Joint Action Committee, the party leaders were in favour of participating in the by-elections to strengthen the party base and cadre.
He said that list of aspirants would be announced after discussions with senior leaders soon. (INN)
The latest news doing the rounds in political circles is that YS Vivekananda Reddy is planning to contest for the assembly elections. He wants to contest from Pulivendula.
It is well known that Vijayamma wife of late YSR resigned as MLA. She is most likely to contest once again from Pulivendula.
YS Vivekananda Reddy is reported to be ready to contest against Vijayamma.
2012/3/9 4:31:19 Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary BV Raghavulu on Friday announced that his party would contest in the by-elections for 17 Assembly segments, which fell vacant due to the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs.
However, a final decision would be taken based on the outcome of by-elections to be held on March 19.
Talking to media persons, Raghavulu said the party would field its candidates in the constituencies where the party has a strong base. In some constituencies, where the party is weak, it will support the candidates of other left parties. The party would take a decision on supporting other party candidates, in the event of unavailability of left party candidates, after the withdrawal of nominations. (INN)
There is a broad smile on the face of several TDP candidates who have been chosen to contest in the ensuing by polls. Some of them have been very reluctant to contest in the elections. Babu had to intervene and personally cajole them into accepting his proposal.
Babu is reported to have promised to foot the entire poll expenditure of the candidates. On top of that, Babu also promised to re-nominate them for the next assembly election.
In short, all the candidates who are now fighting the by elections will have their tickets reserved for the next assembly elections. That reveals the reason behind the smile on the faces of many of the contestants.
2012/1/7 12:27:04 While the three major political parties-Congress, TDP and TRS are gearing-up for the bye-elections in the Telangana region, an unexpected development shocks them all, especially TRS party.
Telangana martyrs forum president Raghuma Reddy has announced that they will contest for the 4 seats in the bye-elections. He declared that Bhukyadev Singh from Adilabad, Tagore Prasad from Station Ghanpur, Uppalayya from Kamareddy, and Bandari AdiLakshmi from Kollapur will contest in the bye-elections on behalf of their forum. He told the media that they are asking the widow of late Rajeswar Reddy to contest from Mehboob Nagar constituency.
He asked all the political parties to support their candidates and to prove their sincerity towards Telangana cause. He also stated that whoever opposes their candidates will be treated as Telangana traitors. However, his statement made from NTR Trust Bhavan makes Congress and TRS suspect his sincerity. Although, TRS didn't made any comments on his proposal it suspects Chandrababu hand in glove. TRS is embarrassed with this unpredicted development and searching for ways to overcome the problem.
The Communist Party of India will participate in the by-elections likely to be held in 24 assembly constituencies in the State.
After gauging the reactions poured from everywhere on Balakrishna's recent statements about his readiness to contest in the elections, TDP president Chandrababu has announced that Balakrishna is not going to contest in the bye-elections as challenged by his rival parties. He said the party will decide when and from where he will contest the elections. He said TDP is not eyeing on bye-elections, because its goal is next general elections to be conducted in year 2014 and not the bye-elections. 
While, TDP president Chandrababu is stating that Balakrishna is not going to contest in the bye-elections, Balakrishna has expressed his eagerness to contest in the bye-elections. Chandrababu has said that, his party is mainly eyeing 2014 general elections and not any bye-elections. So, he opined that Balayya need not to contest in the bye-elections bowing to the challenges thrown by his rivals. He also stated that, Balayya has to look after his film career first then only he can spare his time to politics. So, if the party decides he may be asked to contest in 2014 general elections and not in any bye-elections now.
Marketing Minister Mukesh Goud on Tuesday hinted that he would contest from Secunderabad Parliamentary constituency in the next elections.
Former minister YS.Vivekananda Reddy has declared that, he is ready to contest in the by-elections against his sister-in-law Vijaya Lakshmi w/o late YS.Rajashekar Reddy. He said that, he will not consider the sentiments or relationships for contesting in the elections. He will obey the party high command orders, what ever it may be. 
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Daggupati Purandeswari on Sunday stated that she would contest from next parliamentary elections from Visakhapatnam.
Recently, Balakrishna has announced that he is keen to contest for Assembly in the next elections and even ready to contest in by-elections to become MLA. As if inspired by his 'Babai,' now 'Abbai' Jr.NTR also wants to become MLA as soon as possible, not in the real life but in his reel life. His next movie to be made in Harish Shankar direction is said to be confirmed as 'MLA.' However, this MLA won't go to Assembly as he is a 'Manchi Lakshnalu unna Abbayi.' This film will go to sets in July and it will be produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji).
Tirupati MLA K Chiranjeevi on Monday stated there was nothing wrong in the statement of actor Nandamuri Balakrishna that he was ready to contest against him in the next Assembly elections.
YS.Jagan Mohan Reddy who is now visiting in Vizianagaram district as a part of his Odarpu Yatra has postponed his tour due to the by-elections schedule declared by EC. It is learnt that, his close aides have suggested him to return to Kadapa for preparing for by-elections. Keeping in view of the recent MLC election results and the secret understanding between the rival TDP and Congress parties, Jagan has been asked to be much cautious than ever before to win the elections with huge majority. Jagan will continue his Odarpu Yatra after the by-elections are over.
Telugu Desam star campaigner Nandamuri Balakrishna on Thursday stated that he was ready to contest the by-elections, if party directs him to do so.
Nandamuri Balakrishna, who comes to Anantapur for participating in 20/20 star cricket to be played in the city, has told the media that he will contest in the next general elections and take active party in politics. When asked whether he is eyeing CM Post, he replied that he has no such ideas. He will work to strengthen the party from the grass root level. Balakrishna and Srikanth's teams will play start cricket in the city today to raise funds for the women welfare.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday decided to field its candidates for six assembly constituencies, except Nagarkurnool segment, in the by-elections scheduled for March 18.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary BV Raghavulu on Friday announced that his party would contest in the by-elections for 17 Assembly segments, which fell vacant due to the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs.
