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AMID TALK of a possible alliance between the BJP and its rival TDP ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, which are held simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that he wishes that no party comes to power with an absolute majority in the next Lok Sabha elections, as that left the state with little bargaining power.
Anganwadi workers in Andhra Pradesh who had been on strike for 42 days called it off on Tuesday morning after reaching an agreement with the state government. The strike was called off after the government agreed to address 10 of the workers’ 11 demands. This came days after new state Congress president Y S Sharmila, the sister of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, talked about meeting the striking workers, and other Opposition parties targeted the government over its response to the workers’ demands.
At a time when some of the major players in the INDIA alliance of Opposition parties are pushing for a nationwide caste census in an attempt to find an ideological counter-narrative to the BJP’s Hindutva politics, the Andhra Pradesh government led by YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set to begin a comprehensive caste census on Friday to enumerate all castes in the state.
The newly appointed Andhra Pradesh Congress chief, Y S Sharmila, faces an uphill task leading the beleaguered state unit that did not win a single MLA or MP seat in the past two elections — 2014 or 2019. A number of senior leaders appear to be unhappy with her rapid elevation — just days after she merged her party with the Congress — and may not be willing to cooperate with her.
AS THE countdown begins to elections in Andhra Pradesh, which will see simultaneous polls to the Assembly and Lok Sabha, the season of political leaders switching parties has begun.
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) chief Gidugu Rudra Raju resigned from his post Monday, setting off speculation that YS Sharmila, the sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy who recently joined the Congress, is set to take over from him.