AP Politics and runup to 2014 General elections

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 16 Mar 2014 08:41

The beauty of India has been the fact that it accepted contributions from all communities across the region. And, all communities have offered their brightest and ablest in service to the nation and betterment of humanity. However, it is also sad that at the slightest injustice (which is bound to happen in a large country), communities feel slighted and sulk crying - 'I am taking the ball, bat and stumps home. You no respect me, my people and contributions'.

All this rona-dona makes me feel I have entered into some staunch dravidinist tamil forum - where there is similar rona-dona. Then there was this stream of thought in the NaMo dhaaga on how great Gujarat is and shouldering India and the rest ityadi.

Every community has the right to feel proud of themselves and their contributions. But such rona-dona is misplaced, emotional and caused when one does not look at other communities and India as a whole.

India is India because of its people and culture - which is an amalgamation of the sub-cultures. One is always free to vote for the candidate they like (and dislikes), however for heavens sakes don't throw tantrums. A cricket team needs 11 players, everyone is important.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 16 Mar 2014 08:49

TRS will soon be part of mafia gangs. No statehood party ever survied except JMM once division takes place. TRS may try to stop this treand but unlikely as KCR himself has serious personality issues and leadership faults which will not allow him to build a state level power struture. Mafia is anyway going down and lost Telugu people votes in a big way with this division. Thier B teams like Jagan and the PKs new drama just like his brother Chiru will also cheat Telugu people.

It people got brains they will vote for TDP this time in all the places. If no then they deserve their fate under mafia and its b teams.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 16 Mar 2014 15:29

JMM too may not survive!

Virupaksha · Post by **Virupaksha** » 16 Mar 2014 15:46

RajeshA wrote:JMM too may not survive!

usually a non-ideological party (except congress) have found it extremely difficult to continue after a generational change.

the greatest power of congress is its absorb these remnants back.

Vamsi.R · Post by **Vamsi.R** » 16 Mar 2014 16:46

Pawan Kalyan to meet Narendra Modi tomorrow i.e, 17th March

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 16 Mar 2014 16:53

Vamsi.R wrote:Pawan Kalyan to meet Narendra Modi tomorrow i.e, 17th March

If Pawan Kalyan is meeting Narendra Modi, then surely Putin is heavily involved in AP politics through Pawan Kalyan's Russian wife!

Bahut hi Krantikari!

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 16 Mar 2014 16:55

Pwan Kalyan has Russian wife?

Vamsi.R · Post by **Vamsi.R** » 16 Mar 2014 17:04

vivek.rao wrote:Pwan Kalyan has Russian wife?

his 3rd and unofficial

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 16 Mar 2014 17:10

Notice that in Pawan Kalyan's speech, he did not attack TDP, Loksatta and Modi. He like everyone else in AP is keeping his options open.Some TDP supporters are calling PK and loksatta to allign with TDP.

gandharva · Post by **gandharva** » 16 Mar 2014 17:13

Vamsi.R wrote:
vivek.rao wrote:Pwan Kalyan has Russian wife?
his 3rd and unofficial

Why not say he has a Russian "Rakhail".

Vamsi.R · Post by **Vamsi.R** » 16 Mar 2014 17:17

Rony wrote:Notice that in Pawan Kalyan's speech, he did not attack TDP, Loksatta and Modi. He like everyone else in AP is keeping his options open.Some TDP supporters are calling PK and loksatta to allign with TDP.

he didnt attack jagan either
i liked his punches on congress though.especially calling digvijay singh as "noble soul"

Virupaksha · Post by **Virupaksha** » 16 Mar 2014 17:40

gandharva wrote: Why not say he has a Russian "Rakhail".

it has different connotations, all we know for sure is she is his girl friend.

and as long as he hasnt committed a crime or atleast allegations of crime or that someperson is influencing his view point, his personal life is none of our business. Even then in the third case, her view points and influence are what matters - not the "official" or non-official sanction of the relationship.

He is not auditioning to be a church padre. (Ofcourse that requires a different audition.

)

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 16 Mar 2014 18:03

Let us see. All he news can only be believed if there is action on those lines. We have to watch where his candidates will be.

bhavani · Post by **bhavani** » 17 Mar 2014 06:53

Virupaksha wrote:
gandharva wrote: Why not say he has a Russian "Rakhail".
it has different connotations, all we know for sure is she is his girl friend.

and as long as he hasnt committed a crime or atleast allegations of crime or that someperson is influencing his view point, his personal life is none of our business. Even then in the third case, her view points and influence are what matters - not the "official" or non-official sanction of the relationship.

He is not auditioning to be a church padre. (Ofcourse that requires a different audition. )

He formally filed for marriage license a few months back with his Russian girlfriend.

The rumor on the street is that pawan might join TDP or BJP. Pawan kalyan has been miffed at his brother after he merged PRP into Congress. Pawan Kalyan spent a lot of money in organizing the youth wing of PRP. It is rumored that he pretty much bankrupted himself spending money on PRP and it seems he was never compensated for that by Chiranjeevi.

When Chiranjeevi formed PRP lots of andhra people had huge expectations on him to do something, most of them including me loved him from the movie days, but now the same folks including me positively hate him. Now no one is going to fall for the same BS again with his Brother. Unless he supports TDP or BJP, he has no future.

COngress is in Big trouble in Andhra right now and is not even finding candidates to field in the municipality elections. It seems some ladies threw boiling water on some congress workers who came for canvassing in East godavari district

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 17 Mar 2014 07:12

bhavani wrote: COngress is in Big trouble in Andhra right now and is not even finding candidates to field in the municipality elections. It seems some ladies threw boiling water on some congress workers who came for canvassing in East godavari district

Even Jagan is in trouble. He cancelled his road show halfway through. Read latest article in AndhraPrabha. He has too many desertions even in Cuddapah.

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 17 Mar 2014 22:50

My friend from Godavari districts is there is a wave building in TDP's favour. Yes or No? Looks like Jagan's organization is so weak that he is unable to scale up.

Mort Walker · Post by **Mort Walker** » 18 Mar 2014 02:29

bhavani wrote: He formally filed for marriage license a few months back with his Russian girlfriend.

The rumor on the street is that pawan might join TDP or BJP. Pawan kalyan has been miffed at his brother after he merged PRP into Congress. Pawan Kalyan spent a lot of money in organizing the youth wing of PRP. It is rumored that he pretty much bankrupted himself spending money on PRP and it seems he was never compensated for that by Chiranjeevi.

When Chiranjeevi formed PRP lots of andhra people had huge expectations on him to do something, most of them including me loved him from the movie days, but now the same folks including me positively hate him. Now no one is going to fall for the same BS again with his Brother. Unless he supports TDP or BJP, he has no future.

COngress is in Big trouble in Andhra right now and is not even finding candidates to field in the municipality elections. It seems some ladies threw boiling water on some congress workers who came for canvassing in East godavari district

Didn't he marry her last year?

hanumadu · Post by **hanumadu** » 18 Mar 2014 03:11

Meanwhile, the weasel says he is ok with tie up with congress at the center.

Will ally with whoever forms government at Centre, Jagan says

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 18 Mar 2014 06:36

Jagan if he wins anything will support any govt of NM or mafia now because of CBI cases which are only requirement to him as of now. All BJP has to do is allow TDP to win maximum seats and ally with them by giving two or three minister posts ( No outside support) and provide good benifits to AP. As for as T areas goes let BJP leaders there to suffer as they are not willing to play ball in the nation efforts to kick mafia out. People like Kishan Reddy are incapable to look at bigger picture and therefore deserve no support. Hopefully BCs there vote for TDP this time also so that there is some wins there also. T needs serious opposition to mafia/TRS gangs and BJP is not going to help in this in near future.

No wonder BJP is a s**t in Telugu lands.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 18 Mar 2014 22:05

TDP is claiming that they are introducing Interactive voice response (IVR) technology for the first time in the country where one can choose their own TDP representative for the elections. Is this really that unique and significant as they claim or just another mummo jumbo phrase to fool itvity people ?

Virupaksha · Post by **Virupaksha** » 18 Mar 2014 22:10

Rony wrote:TDP is claiming that they are introducing Interactive voice response (IVR) technology for the first time in the country where one can choose their own TDP representative for the elections. Is this really that unique and significant as they claim or just another mummo jumbo phrase to fool itvity people ?

Did you call a call center ever, have you pressed 1 for english, 2 for telugu and things like that? You have interacted with IVRS.

What is unique might be that a political party using it as candidature polls.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 18 Mar 2014 23:03

^^

Thanks Virupaksha garu. So its like a Opinion poll then and like all the opinion polls depends on the sample.Parties do such opinion poles anyway before candidate selection.CBN true to his 'hitech nature' introduced this one.It is a very noble method in theory but the popular candidate from that small sample may not be a eligible candidate to win elections.

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 18 Mar 2014 23:31

^^ sort of informal primaries

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Mar 2014 04:07

Today's papers say Chicken Reddy wants 50 Asssy Seats and 8 LS seats in Telangana. He needs to join Ram Doss of PMK and learn how to assess their relastic strength.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections ... 96892.aspx

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Mar 2014 04:13

And Hindu report Jaipal Reddy looking for safe LS seat.

Means even he is in trouble.

Rumor was he was leading candidate to be Congress CM of Telangana.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Mar 2014 04:44

FWIW!

Andhra Pradesh tops in poll cash haul

HYDERABAD: Always notorious for huge spends in elections, Andhra Pradesh may set a new record this time. Even though parties are yet to announce candidates for the polls, huge quantities of gold and cash had been seized already. In just less than a fortnight, law enforcement agencies have seized Rs 37.54 crore unaccounted cash, nearly 20 kg of gold, over 121 kg silver, a huge amount of liquor and several other items.

This is said to be the highest seizure of unaccounted cash and valuables in the country since March 5, when the general elections were announced and the model code of conduct came into effect. "There is no let up in cash seizure across the state. Nellore district topped the list with a seizure of Rs 8.2 crore cash followed by Mahabubnagar and Ranga Reddy districts," chief electoral officer Bhanwarlal told the media here on Tuesday. Referring to liquor, Bhanwarlal said till date, the authorities have seized 20,624 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), 4,25,239 litres of Indian Made Liquor, 6,128 litres of illicitly distilled arrack, 3,005 cases of beer bottles and 1,24,242 litres of fermented wash.

Apart from cash, gold, silver and liquor, politicians have been found transporting items like LPG cylinders, sarees and other clothing for women, idols of gods, fake gold ornaments, ganja, heroin and black jaggery (used for country-made liquor), all of them meant to be given to the electorate. About 1,900 LPG cylinders, 44 kg ganja, 600 grams of heroin, over 10,000 kg black jaggery, 2,000 sarees, about 100 mobile phones and Rs 58 lakh worth artificial ornaments have been seized till date.

Authorities said the seizures were effected at check-posts set up randomly and the maximum cases they detected so far were on the Prakasam-Nellore border. "The cash and other items were being transported in private vehicles as well as RTC buses. For example, in Kovur mandal of Nellore district on Tuesday, we intercepted a few people travelling on two-wheelers and their checking yielded 10 kg of gold ornaments which we suspect were meant to be distributed to the electorate in the MPTC and ZPTC polls," said EC sources.

Only four days ago, deputy election commissioner Vinod Zutshi during his visit to Hyderabad had said that the EC has branded AP as an "expenditure-sensitive" state in the country. He made this remark after the local authorities informed him that cash to the tune of Rs 16 crore was seized till then. But in the next four days, the officials seized another Rs 21.5 crore taking the grand total till date to Rs 37.54 crore.

EC sources disclosed that nowhere in the country this much cash was seized by the authorities and apprehended that the circulation of unaccounted money, gold, silver and liquor would only increase as the polling date nears and that AP could very well be on a record-breaking path. The EC has conducted a study on the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections across the country and concluded that AP is the state to watch, said the sources.

Political analysts fear that each Lok Sabha constituency might see an expenditure of more than Rs 50 crore and assembly constituency above Rs 20 crore. This is especially in view of likely multi-cornered contests in many constituencies of the state.

Meanwhile, the electoral rolls prepared till March 18 pegged the total electorate in the state at 6,29,99,756, of which 6 lakh people enrolled their names last Sunday, the last day for enrolment. "Now, we have decided to extend the enrolment deadline to March 30 for Telangana and April 9 for Seemandhra districts to enable people to enroll and vote in this election," said Bhanwarlal. In view of the elections taking during peak summer, the polling time has been revised and will start at 7 am and end at 6 pm.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Mar 2014 05:18

AP news from the districts;

TDP Offers Thota Narsimham Kakinada LS seat

Kakinada: Former Minister and Jaggampet legislator Thota Narasimham, one of the many Seemandhra ruling party leaders, is making all out efforts to gain entry into Telugu Desam Party. Narsimham met the TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu.

While Naidu is said to be keen that Thota opt for the Kakinada Lok Sabha seat, he himself wants to seek a re-election from Jaggampet.

Once this issue is sorted out Narsimham will enter the poll fray as TDP candidate. Narsimham is the son-in-law of former minister and TDP leader Metla Satyanarayana.

Meanwhile, the Congress' position has become pathetic in the district. Senior leaders like Bandaru Satyananda Rao, Thota Thrimurthulu, Rajahmundry MLA Routhu Suryaprakasa Rao, MPs Vundavalli Arun Kumar and GV Harsha Kumar have already quit the party.

Thota Narasimham is likely to follow suit. If this happens, Union Minister M M Pallam Raju will be the only senior leader remaining in the ruling party.

But after the State bifurcation, not even a Ward member is supporting Raju. Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party's entry in the district would plunge the Congress into a deeper crisis, as the lower rung workers would shift to that party.

Legislators Vanga Geeta Viswanath (Pithapuram), Pantham Gandhi Mohan (Peddapuram), Ponnada Satish Kumar (Mummidivaram), Rapaka Varaprasad (Razole) and Satyanarayana Reddy (Rampachodavaram) are weighing the pros and cons of joining another party.

Some are eyeing the Jai Samaikyandhra Party. Kakinada Rural MLA Kurasala Kannababu is willing to switch over; but he can't say `no' to his mentor K Chiranjeevi. If he too quits the Congress, the star's camp will be deserted.

So losers are Congress in Kakinada as everyone is deserting.

Pawan Kalyan comes in handy for TDP to stop Jagannaut

HYDERABAD: A day after film star Pawan Kalyan formed Jana Sena Party and gave a call to the people to defeat the Congress, it is slowly becoming clear that the actor is likely to join hands with the BJP and TDP in the ensuing general elections.

Even as political circles are trying to decipher the 'real reason' behind Pawan's sudden political foray, the indications emerging from the TDP and the BJP camps suggest that the actor might have floated the party to improve the electoral prospects of these two parties.

Lending credence to this argument, the TDP and the BJP leaders welcomed Pawan's new party and some of them went to the extent of inviting him to join hands with them to dislodge the Congress from power.

For instance, film personality-turned-politico Murali Mohan, who is considered as close aide of TDP boss N Chandrababu Naidu, expressed happiness over Pawan's political plunge.

'I am extremely happy that Pawan has launched a new party to defeat the Congress, because of whose rule the state is in a sorry state of affairs now,' he said.

He also gave a piece of advice to the young actor saying that if Pawan join hands with the TDP in the general polls, he could achieve his objective of removing the Congress from the country.

Not to be lagging behind in winning over Pawan, BJP senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu too cheered the actor's act of floating a new party with an objective of defeating the Congress.

'Pawan's slogan of 'remove Congress and save country' is being welcomed by many. His decision to launch a fight against the Congress is a good development. Once the film star unveils his party's modalities and agenda, we will decide our stance on his party,' Venkaiah Naidu said.

Referring to Pawan's displeasure over Venkaiah's recent reported remarks on him, the BJP leader said he never derided Pawan Kalyan as was reported in some newspapers.

'I had not criticised Pawan's plans to float a party. In fact, I said it would be better if he launches a party for the welfare of the society. But, my remarks were misreported in the press,' Venkaiah remarked.

Further unravelling the mystery behind Pawan's new party, some of his fans have begun asking him to back the TDP in the general polls.

'Pawan should support Chandrababu Naidu in the general polls. If Naidu becomes the chief minister of residuary state of Andhra Pradesh, he would develop Seemandhra,' said R Rajesh Yadav, Chittoor district president of Pawan Kalyan Fans' Association, in Tirupati.

Jana Sena to help improve TD prospects

Whose vote bank would Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena cut into? This is the question, being analysed by several politicos following the film actor's political entry.

As Pawan is trying to take on the corruption plank, several leaders say that he might be targeting YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRC, thus helping the TDP improve its electoral fortunes.

In fact, this was indirectly indicated by Pawan Kalyan himself in his fiery speech during the launch of Jana Sena. Some of the TDP leaders, during private talks with scribes, say that if Pawan joins hands with their party, first time voters with whom Chandrababu Naidu has lost touch because of generation gap, might definitely support the TDP as several of them are followers of the film star.

The yellow party leaders further hope that a section of Kapus, to which caste Pawan belongs, might also lean towards the TDP in case there is tie-up between the two parties.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 19 Mar 2014 06:44

Pawan Kalyan's Jenasena promotion poster

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 19 Mar 2014 07:07

ramana wrote:Today's papers say Chicken Reddy wants 50 Asssy Seats and 8 LS seats in Telangana. He needs to join Ram Doss of PMK and learn how to assess their relastic strength.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections ... 96892.aspx

BJP slogan is "Congress Mukt Bharat". Tamil Nadu is already Congress-free so they don't need to do anything. They should go for buying parties and merging instead of dealing with seat-sharing. Seat-sharing is temporary and doesn't give any advantage to build voting blocks that too when other parties are getting lion-share of seats.

Coming to Telangana, instead of making it also Congress-free, their actions seem to be giving hopes to Congress to get 17 seats. They should seek seats where Muslims or Christians (Medak for example) are big in numbers and try to win there. If they split non-Congress votes, they get "BJP mukth Bharat".

Contesting in any seats in Seemandhra without real active support from TDP is like giving them to YSRC/INC. They should get max share in Telangana and give up Seemandhra completely. SA people can choose TDP or YSRC and might ignore INC or BJP if they are in fray.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 19 Mar 2014 14:08

Rony wrote:Pawan Kalyan's Jenasena promotion poster

Is that Jayaprakash Narayan of Loksatta behind NaMo?

If yes, I think it would be a good combo!

A noob question: How are the Kapus distributed in TG/AP? Where would Pawan Kalyan's effect be maximum, in TG or AP or in both states?

kmkraoind · Post by **kmkraoind** » 19 Mar 2014 16:52

Here are the 17-tweet series by Jayaprakash Narayan @JP_LOKSATTA and I am clubbing all of them into one post. It seems he is hinting that he will join NaMo-led NDA alliance.

Emergency shaped my vision for India. Of avoidable suffering and unfulfilled potential. I joined IAS but the anger never dissipated. There are no easy answers to our political & governance crisis,no quick fixes.Established parties have some strengths & many weaknesses. They are victims of a vicious cycle in an evolving democracy. This recognition led to #Loksatta working with NDA & UPA over the years. #Loksatta was founded to engineer reforms, promote public participation in politics and improve quality of life and governance. We worked with NDA and UPA to drive the reforms agenda. We have never treated politicians and parties as untouchables. We worked with dignity, openness & integrity, and on our terms. This engagement is central to our successes in improving our democracy. Public esteem for #Loksatta is very high in AP; Perception of lack of winnability is preventing votes from converting into seats. #LokSatta needs to transfer its non-winning voteshare to another party & get support for its agenda thru electoral alliance/adjustment. The alliance must be synthesis driven with a clear commitment to clean politics, diversity and good governance. In particular, alliance partners must sign on our economic, education, healthcare, anti corruption and decentralization agenda. A major party is departing from communal agenda & making economic development as the vehicle in this election. As a responsible party, we owe it to public to explore the potential for alliance or adjustment to help deliver our vision. Alliance doesn't necessarily color all partners in the same shade. If partners advocate politics of hatred, we will walk away. We reserve the right to judge them on the basis of conduct and hold them accountable. Any alliance will be on our terms, or NOT at all. I urge my #Loksatta family to ponder deeply upon this and evolve a practical strategy to further new politics and promote public good. Fellow #Loksatta travelers, you are a rare & precious lot that hv the courage to not just practice politics but do so within #Loksatta. I have not let you down thus far. Keep the faith! My full letter to all #Loksatta members & supporters: http://www.loksatta.org/cms/documents/2 ... iances.pdf … #Loksatta

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 19 Mar 2014 18:20

Pawan poster is keeping him in TDP/BJP side and all mafia and its b teams are shown as enemies. Chiranjivi said to have ditched by joining with mafia and Pawan got disgusted with his brother. Chiranjivi and his brother Allu Aravind are fully money minded and lost name very big time in Telugu lands. Just like mafia even dogs don't bark at them now.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 19 Mar 2014 19:26

Until they finilize tickets and the date of withdrawl is gone, I don't beleive any news that is coming out of AP and TG. A lot of false news, false surveys and psyops are going on. The only facts on the ground are:

(1) in AP, Jagan is going down very fast. There is an exodus of leaders and those who can really bring votes from all parties to TDP.
(2) TDP-BJP-JP alliance is building up. If things go right then there will be an official declaration. All the numbers are negotiating tactics. Even if TDP gives a large chunk BJP does not have even candidates even in TG.
(3) TDP is going on an OBC plank for TG
(4) In AP it seems to be a wave building in favor of TDP.

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 19 Mar 2014 19:41

Good news.

So TDK's plan of Jagan will destroy TDP in SA and KCR/CON in TG seems to have backfired.

Sonia planned in 2009 to make MMS a weak PM to bring Rahul. That plan has destroyed Sonia's powerbase.

Will Sushma aunty and Advani garndpa save Sonia's rear end?

Can Jagan & Ak save the rear end of Rahul?

Will Indians be fooled by lefty crooked media and traitorous forces?

Will Kujli be thorn with his lies/allegation for another 5 years until DIEnasty can come back?

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Mar 2014 20:33

or will AAP adopt Maidan tactics with snipers etc.

vishvak · Post by **vishvak** » 19 Mar 2014 20:49

ramana wrote:or will AAP adopt Maidan tactics with snipers etc.

Wasn't AAP talking about planned violence post elections but IF AND ONLY IF NaMo came to power.

AAP should fight on this issue of violence and get those who plan violence - national and international- exposed and arrested.

But we see how moral keepers going silent in ukbapzi overthrow of elected government. Moral keepers of all colors and types are silent, how can it be? But those who speak up in India would be termed Nazi-like or worse!

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Mar 2014 20:53

RamaY Tweeted just now to expect AAP to do Maidan andolan at Jantar Mantar soon after elections are over.

Virupaksha · Post by **Virupaksha** » 19 Mar 2014 21:20

cross posting from state politics thread

saravana wrote:http://www.loksatta.org/cms/documents/2 ... iances.pdf

Jayaprakash Narayan has put out a document outlining the thinking process on pre poll alliances. Reading between the lines and the lines as well, looks like he is edging towards BJP.

This was known a long time ago.

Check out the castes of the leaders, tdp - CBN, kamma
BJP(seemandhra) - Venkaih Naidu, Kamma
LokSatta - Jayaprakash, Kamma

Infact during 2009, JP and chiru was given a big boost by eenadu Ramoji Rao to cut CBN to size. His expectation was CBN would just fall short of majority, so that CBN would not have exclusive control. Their cutting plan worked too well, because congress also gave these same people boost.

But this time TDP would have a very very tough fight. So Ramoji Rao and CBN are trying to get together these disparate factions. If you see coverage, Pawan was given a very high coverage by these same news channels. Also that explains why the telangana BJP is not easily coming on board - which is BC and reddy dominated.

So I personally would not be surprised if BJP, TDP, LokSatta, janasena come together or have tacit understanding

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 19 Mar 2014 21:49

Virupaksha wrote:This was known a long time ago.
Check out the castes of the leaders, tdp - CBN, kamma
BJP(seemandhra) - Venkaih Naidu, Kamma
LokSatta - Jayaprakash, Kamma

I think sometimes people overestimate this caste factor too much. Jayaprakash is Kamma by birth but he is not castist. The same goes for Venkaiah naidu. Infact VN simply does not even have a base within his community. CBN being a classic chankian politician uses caste if it benefits him and discards it if it does not. Not much different from other politicians. If you think the kamma factor is the reason why this alliance is taking place then you are mistaking wood for the trees. Btw one more data point to your CT, although i don't think caste is a factor here. The brain behind Kapu Pawan kalyan's party is kamma business tycoon Potluri Varaprasad who was until recently in Christian reddy Jagan's party.

Rajesh garu, yes that is JP of Loksatta

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Mar 2014 21:55

Rony, Add to that CBN's defeat in 2004 was due to lack of enthusiasm from his 'caste' based supporters.
And AP Headlines was claiming that Pawan Kalyan has been disuadded from fileding PV Prasad. So until the field settles down cant infer any conculsions.