Chandrababu Naidu

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The tripartite alliance between the Telugu Desam, Jana Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party in Andhra Pradesh is inching towards fruition with broad consensus emerging on seat-sharing and the two minor partners agreeing to leave it to the big brother in the state to take a final call on the exact numbers. (Image: AA)

Tripartite Alliance Forms in Andhra Pradesh, Seat Sharing Nears Finalization

The BJP Central leadership is expected to have a final round of talks with the state party leaders after Sunday’s national convention

19 Feb 2024 12:18 AM

Telugu Desam Party supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu. (File Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Naidu’s arrest: All corrupt leaders must be punished

State investigative agencies have also alleged that several other procedural lapses

13 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

Kishor expressed bemusement on Twitter at the 'vyakhyan' (discourse) from Sushil Modi on coalition dharma, and made a close-to-the-bone remark about 'circumstances' that helped the veteran BJP leader return as deputy in 2017, despite his party having lost the assembly polls two years before. (Photo: PTI)

Prashant Kishor rankles Bihar BJP with frontal attack on Sushil Modi

Kishor's jibe at Sushil Modi was prompted by a couple of tweets of the latter on the previous day.

01 Jan 2020 6:25 PM

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday offered to resign from the MLA post if the ruling YSR Congress could prove that the retail chain Heritage Fresh belonged to his family. (Photo: File)

Naidu challenges Jagan, seeks resignation over Heritage charges

'If you cannot prove the allegation, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy loses the right to continue in his position,' said Naidu.

10 Dec 2019 8:36 PM

Naidu and his party colleagues wore onion garlands around their necks and protested at the fire station near the state secretariat in Venkatapalem village here. (Photo: ANI)

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu protests against onion price hike

This action by the police led to a verbal altercation between them and TDP leaders.

09 Dec 2019 12:34 PM

The slipper, hurled by someone from the public, hit the side-window of his seat of the bus he was travelling in. (Photo: ANI)

Slipper hurled at Chandrababu Naidu's convoy during Amaravati tour

Responding to it, Naidu said the protestors were hired by ruling YSR Congress Party.

28 Nov 2019 1:29 PM

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday thanked Home Minister Amit Shah for promptly including Amaravati in the map after being pointed out by TDP ministers. (Photo: File)

'Thank you for immediate actions': Naidu writes to Shah for Amaravati map correction

Later, Kishan Reddy said the error regarding Amaravati missing from political map released by Home Ministry has been corrected.

24 Nov 2019 9:20 AM

Amid speculations over the status of Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati, state Finance Minister Buggana Rajendra Nath on Friday said that the government can neither “afford”, nor is it in the hurry to build the new capital right now. (Photo: Social media)

'Cannot afford to build new capital,' says Andhra's finance minister

The previous govt did function out of temporary capital for 2 years, can’t we do it for some more time, the minister said.

22 Nov 2019 11:48 AM

Before sitting on 12-hour long 'Sand Deeksha' fast, Naidu took to Twitter and wrote: "I am undertaking Deeksha to press 3 demands: Reintroducing Free Sand Policy, awarding Rs 25 lakhs ex-gratia to families of suicide victims." (Photo: ANI)

Chandrababu Naidu hits out at Jagan Reddy, begins 'sand deeksha' protest

In another tweet, he targeted Reddy over shambling of the construction sector and said that he must wake up before its get too late.

14 Nov 2019 12:16 PM

The chief minister highlighted the importance of learning English in these times. (Photo: File)

Striving to give good education: Jagan slams Vice Prez, TDP chief over 'English medium' taunt

State govt recently issued an order giving permission to Commissioner of School Education to convert all govt schools into English medium.

11 Nov 2019 3:20 PM

In a scathing attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu raised questions over the amount of money spent on the Chief Minister's new camp and residence office building. (Photo: File)

TDP questions Andhra govt's Rs 73 lakh used on CM's camp office, residence

On Wednesday, Naidu took to twitter to question the funds allegedly allocated to fix windows of the chief minister's residence.

07 Nov 2019 2:02 PM

'Press Council of India moving a Suo-Moto on the draconian GO 2430 is a tight slap on the face of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's government which wants to harass journos and people voicing concerns on social media. We will continue to raise the issue at all platforms and not rest until the government recalls it,' Naidu tweeted. (Photo: File | ANI)

Won't rest till Andhra govt recalls 'draconian' order against media: Chandrababu

By govt's order, secretaries of respective departments can initiate legal action for publishing false, baseless and defamatory news.

03 Nov 2019 3:00 PM

Taking to Twitter, Naidu posted a picture of the YSRCP flag being painted over the national flag of Pulivendula Panchayat building. (Photo: Twitter | @ncbn)

Chandrababu Naidu hits out at Jagan for replacing tricolour with YSRCP flags

'I have never seen our national tricolour being utterly disrespected like this,' Naidu wrote.

30 Oct 2019 2:55 PM

The former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh said that it is the responsibility of everyone to fight against such 'unconstitutional and undemocratic' methods of the present government by bringing awareness among the public. (Photo: File | PTI)

'Don't quit politics, fight back instead': Naidu to Vamsi

He told Vamsi that the TDP is standing behind him 'wholeheartedly and unconditionally.'

28 Oct 2019 4:43 PM

"The YSRCP government went for reverse tendering of Polavaram project and claimed it saved Rs 750 crore. But in reality, it will cause a loss of Rs 7,500 crore. Similarly, the YSRCP government sand policy kept 30 lakh families from celebrating Dussehra," said Naidu. (Photo: FIle)

TDP during its term made Andhra no 1 state: Naidu

TDP chief further stated that the YSRCP government is implementing anti-people policies.

12 Oct 2019 9:09 AM

A government officer here accused ruling YSRCP MLA K Sridhar Reddy of threatening her family members after she refused to grant a favour to him. (Photo: ANI)

Govt officer accuses YSRCP MLA of threatening family, TDP questions law and order

TDP chief and former CM N Chandrababu Naidu said that there is no law and order and questioned whether there is any policing in the state.

06 Oct 2019 12:18 PM

Naidu accuses Jagan govt of harassing pro-TDP social media activists with false cases

TDP president said Reddy regime was targeting his party's sympathisers and activists and so far, over 170 false cases have been lodged.

04 Oct 2019 2:31 PM

Protest by the senior TDP leader ended in the early hours of Wednesday with the police releasing both Kumar, Tavitaiah and Naidu, by dropping him at his residence. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra: Senior TDP leader alleges cop acting in favour of YSRCP

Trouble began with 22 people alleging that they were being denied pensions at a pension distribution program held in the village on Tuesday.

02 Oct 2019 2:52 PM

The former chief minister further alleged that solar and wind power rates had come down during his rule and using them had proved highly beneficial to the state govt. (Photo: File)

'Jagan govt damaging Andhra's goodwill,' says Chandrababu Naidu

TDP chief accused Reddy of giving wrong information to central govt and of not heeding to words of either the Centre or court.

28 Sep 2019 8:50 AM

The ruling YSR Congress Party has claimed that the house where Naidu lived when he was chief minister was illegally built. (Photo: FIle)

Andhra body begins razing illegal houses, Naidu’s among them

Recently, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government had served a notice to owners to vacate the ‘illegally constructed’ houses.

24 Sep 2019 1:21 PM

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