Seemandhra Ministers

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  Rajasekhara Reddy Predicted Congress' Defeat If Telangana Was Formed: Sanjay Baru

  The then Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, late YS Rajasekhara Reddy had stalled a move by the UPA government to announce bifurcation of the state in 2008 and predicted Congress' defeat both in Seemandhra and Telangana, said Sanjaya Baru, who had been media advisor to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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  No Settlers, All Living in Hyderabad are Hyderabadis: K Chandrasekhar Rao

  Reaching out to Seemandhra natives living in Hyderabad, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said those who settled in Hyderabad cannot be called "settlers" and vowed to work for the welfare of all citizens.

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  When Siddaramaiah Introduced His Friend 'Chandrababu Naidu, Seemandhra Chief Minister'

  During a meeting last week in Bangalore, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made a serious faux pas when he introduced his Andhra counterpart Chandrababu Naidu as the chief minister of Seemandhra.

• Why Chandrababu Naidu May Not be Able to Create Another Hyderabad

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had promised the people of Seemandhra that he would build a new capital, a la Singapore, for them, after the bifurcation of the state.

• Will Continue to Work From Hyderabad, Says Chandrababu Naidu

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister designate N Chandrababu Naidu today announced he would run his administration from Hyderabad itself, putting at rest speculation that he would open a "camp office" either in Vijayawada or nearby to run the new state's affairs.

• Centre Promises Full Support to Chandrababu Naidu's Seemandhra Wish List

  When Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the capital today, he was promised full support on his wish list for the Seemandhra regions, which will form the residual Andhra Pradesh when the state of Telangana is born next week.

• On Naidu's Wish List for Modi, Special Category Status for Seemandhra

  When Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, 64, meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the capital tomorrow, he will carry with him a list of demands.

• Chandrababu Naidu Set to be Seemandhra Chief Minister

  TDP was leading in over 50 Assembly seats and the YSR Congress Party in 40, as per initial trends in Seemandhra.

• Jairam Ramesh to campaign in Telangana from Thursday

  Senior Congress leader and union Minister Jairam Ramesh will start campaigning for the party in Telangana on Thursday.

• India Matters: A 'caste-ing' couch in Andhra Pradesh

  The Andhra Pradesh chief minister's chair has almost always been occupied by either a Reddy or a Kamma -- communities which jointly account for hardly 10 per cent of the population.

• Mass exodus of leaders leaves Congress high and dry in Seemandhra

  The Congress, which ruled Andhra Pradesh till last month, has now turned into an empty house in Seemandhra following the mass exodus of MPs, former ministers, MLAs and other leaders mostly into the TDP, protesting the bifurcation of the state.

• Two Congress leaders from Seemandhra join TDP

  In a continued migration of Seemandhra Congress leaders to Telugu Desam Party, a former minister and an MLA joined the regional party today.

• Former Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy moves Supreme Court against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh

  N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who resigned from the Andhra Pradesh chief minister's post on February 19 in protest against the Centre's decision to push through the bill creating Telangana as India's 29th state in Parliament, has moved the Supreme Court against plans to split the state.

• As Congress scouts for Andhra Pradesh's next chief minister superstar Chiranjeevi eyes dream role

  Chiranjeevi, who ruled the silver screen for many years, now hopes he will get to play his dream role in real life - as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

• Telangana Bill cleared in Rajya Sabha: No match-fixing with Congress, says BJP

  The Rajya Sabha passed the historic and controversial bill that makes Telangana India's 29th state amid vociferous protests by members from Seemandhra region as also from Trinamool Congress and Shiv Sena. The suspense over the passage of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 came to an end with BJP backing the government on it despite raisin...