Nara Chandrababu Naidu

The TDP president’s bungalow had been marked for demolition in 2019 over the same safety concerns, stating his residence was built below the maximum flood level of the river. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government had also claimed it to be an illegal construction.

In his letter to PM Narendra Modi, Naidu mentioned that phone-tapping “directly stands against Articles 19 and 21 of fundamental rights guaranteed in the constitution, wherein right to privacy is violated” and said the state government has been tapping phones illegally for political gains.

Preliminary estimates suggested siphoning of more than Rs 2,000 crore through transactions that were layered through multiple entities

The capital city, initially estimated to cost SGD15 billion, was the brainchild of the state's former chief minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, who lost power in elections in May.

TDP had planned a ‘Chalo Atmakur rally’ to protest against what they claim was political violence by the state government

The community has been demanding that they be brought under the ambit of backward classes and given reservation in education and employment

Andhra Pradesh finance minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy said the previous TDP government had pushed the state into dark ages with its mis-governance, financial mismanagement and corruption

Their decision to back the BJP will give a boost to the saffron party in the Upper House as the ruling National Democratic Alliance does not have a majority there yet.

Recently, Naidu had written to the newly-formed state government seeking permission to use 'Praja Vedika', an extension of his residential building, for official purposes and to meet party workers

Naidu also told them that TDP has seen ups and downs in its journey and that party leaders should look ahead, taking care of workers, they said.

He said the TDP would now review the results and announce the future course of action. "We will review how the party should now function and go forward. I will not talk anything now," he said in response to a question.

Most exit polls had predicted YSRCP’s victory, but none of them had estimated such a wave for Jagan Reddy.

While some exit polls predict a landslide win for YSRCP, others have predicted the ruling TDP to retain power.

Confabulating with Gowda for over an hour here late Tuesday night after a meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi on the EVM issue earlier in the day, Naidu said 23 parties were raising the issue and demanding transparency and accountability.

BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said opposition parties are desperately seeking an alibi for their impending massive defeat and their sudden mistrust is "unsurprising and unimaginary".

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president will meet Banerjee as part of his efforts to unite opposition parties against the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha election results on May 23.

The bitterness among people about the Modi government will help the anti-BJP parties come to power in the Lok Sabha elections, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister told PTI in an interview.

The meeting between Banerjee and Naidu took place for over 15 minutes late Thursday evening, according to a well-placed source in the TrInamool Congress.

According to a highly-placed source in the Andhra Pradesh government, Naidu will arrive here Wednesday morning and participate in two campaign rallies of Banerjee one scheduled at Jhargram and the second at Haldia.

The plea, which has been filed after the conclusion of third phase of polls, said: "The petitioners submit that the aforesaid increase to a mere 2 per cent is not sufficient and will not make any substantial difference to the situation that existed prior to the passing of the impugned order.