POLITICS
Telangana: With BRS needing a reprieve and BJP allies, pragmatism trumps animosity
The Karnataka elections have upset BRS and BJP calculations. Just as both parties were preparing for a titanic showdown, Congress staged a revival. But a soft corner to BRS will be a tough sell for the BJP central leadership after going hammer and tongs against KCR since 2018 on corruption and nepotism
ASSEMBLY-ELECTIONS
Will the upcoming Telangana elections catalyse a BJP-TDP alliance?
N Chandrababu Naidu needs BJP’s support to oust Jagan Mohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh. But Jagan has steadfastly supported the Modi government in Delhi. However, the BJP in Telangana needs allies to oust KCR and withstand a Congress revival and this is where TDP’s presence in southern Telangana and Hyderabad matters
BUSINESS
Telangana: Karnataka upturns BJP-Congress contest for opposition space. But can either party beat KCR?
Congress, battling fierce factionalism, is hoping to cover up its weaknesses by fronting Priyanka Gandhi. But the Karnataka victory may just have put it ahead of BJP, which was painting a narrative of replacing Congress in Telangana as the main opposition. KCR, meanwhile, won’t mind the split in anti-incumbency votes
POLITICS
Karnataka Effect: Is BJP mulling a change of electoral strategy in neighbouring Telangana?
Until the Karnataka elections, BJP was pushing ahead full steam with a Hindutva agenda spearheaded by its aggressive state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar. But his detractors, mostly ex-TRS and ex-Congress recruits, weren’t convinced this strategy would work. Now the moderates seem to be catching the BJP high command’s attention
BUSINESS
To win 2024 Andhra Pradesh elections, Chandrababu Naidu is busy friending those he spurned in 2019
To overcome the humongous challenge posed by the dynamic Jagan Mohan Reddy, the veteran of many poll battles Chandrababu Naidu has zeroed in on two potential allies: BJP and Jana Sena. But there’s a catch: BJP is disinterested, Pawan Kalyan is fickle
BUSINESS
Power and Prejudice: A storied political family’s saga written in blood
The multiple power struggles in the YS family that dominates Andhra Pradesh politics may have led to the cold-blooded murder of YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s brother, Vivekananda Reddy. The CBI’s findings have stumped CM Jagan as he counted the alleged masterminds, who are also his relatives, among his closest aides
BUSINESS
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Crisis: Nine years after Telangana statehood, KCR again flummoxes Andhra politicians
K Chandrashekar Rao, facing a spirited challenge from BJP in poll-bound Telangana, has seized upon an issue in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, to play the outsider card against BJP. But whipping up latent Telugu pride sentiments over Visakha steel plant is leaving Andhra politicians looking to curry favour with BJP embarrassed
POLITICS
Amid signs of anti-incumbency in Andhra Pradesh, stage set for another bitter Jagan-Naidu face-off in 2024
TDP has struggled to recover from its decimation in 2019 at the hands of Jagan Reddy. Jagan has bet big on welfare hoping that handouts will satisfy the poorer sections who voted for him. But a middle-class backlash appears to be building up, which Chandrababu Naidu hopes to leverage
POLITICS
Battle For Telangana: Amid rumours of early polls, KCR keeps both rivals and BRS leaders guessing
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao faces a tough triangular contest this time and he is busy turning it to his advantage. Meanwhile, both BJP and Congress are struggling to put their house in order amid intra-party power struggles
