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Andhra Pradesh, where elections are underway to elect a government simultaneously at the Centre and the State, offers an exciting opportunity to political analysts.

Two Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmakers were placed under house arrest in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada to allegedly prevent them from attending an farmer agitation on Thursday, a day ahead of a high-profile meeting to approve Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's "three-capital" formula.

Three members of the opposition Telugu Desam Party were suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday for obstructing the proceedings of the House.

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) looked set for one more loss in parliament on Monday, with a Lok Sabha lawmaker hinting at quitting the party.

A day after four Telugu Desam Party lawmakers decided to switch to the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati ridiculed the Narendra Modi-led party for "engineering" their "defection" in the Rajya Sabha, and said "everything is fair in BJP brand of politics".

Five lawmakers of Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party this evening met Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, to challenge four of their colleagues switching over to the BJP.

The BJP, fresh from a gigantic win in the national elections, got a further boost as four of the six parliamentarians from N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) joined it on Thursday.

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said his party "will be back" and crises were nothing new to it after four of his six Rajya Sabha lawmakers joined the BJP.

Four of the six parliamentarians in Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party today joined the BJP. This evening, the Rajya Sabha members met Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of the upper house, and gave him a letter that said they have "decided to merge" the TDP's Legislature Party with the BJP with immediate effect.

Jayadev Galla, a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmaker in Andhra Pradesh, has declared assets worth over Rs 680 crore, which makes him one of the richest candidates in the national election.

As 91 Lok Sabha constituencies go to polls on Thursday, a look at the data on the sitting MPs' participation in Parliament shows that 11 of the 53 sitting candidates contesting in the first phase had lower than 75 per cent attendance while Telugu Desam Party (TDP) member Gajapathi Raju Pusapati was the only one who attended every session.

The Income Tax department, continuing with its pre-election raids, late on Tuesday night searched the offices of Galla Jayadev, Telugu Desam Party lawmaker and candidate for Lok Sabha polls from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur.

The ED on Tuesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 315 crore in connection with a money laundering and alleged bank fraud case against a firm promoted by TDP MP YS Chowdary.

A Telugu Desam Party legislator, Bode Prasad, fainted during election campaigning in Penamaluru assembly constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

Jaya Prada BJP: Veteran actor and former lawmaker Jaya Prada joined the BJP today, two weeks before the national elections. She has been pitted against Azam Khan on the Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Jaya Prada had represented Rampur twice in the Lok Sabha -- in 2004 and 2009 -- as a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Andhra Pradesh, where elections are underway to elect a government simultaneously at the Centre and the State, offers an exciting opportunity to political analysts.

Two Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmakers were placed under house arrest in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada to allegedly prevent them from attending an farmer agitation on Thursday, a day ahead of a high-profile meeting to approve Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's "three-capital" formula.

Three members of the opposition Telugu Desam Party were suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday for obstructing the proceedings of the House.

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) looked set for one more loss in parliament on Monday, with a Lok Sabha lawmaker hinting at quitting the party.

A day after four Telugu Desam Party lawmakers decided to switch to the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati ridiculed the Narendra Modi-led party for "engineering" their "defection" in the Rajya Sabha, and said "everything is fair in BJP brand of politics".

Five lawmakers of Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party this evening met Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, to challenge four of their colleagues switching over to the BJP.

The BJP, fresh from a gigantic win in the national elections, got a further boost as four of the six parliamentarians from N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) joined it on Thursday.

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said his party "will be back" and crises were nothing new to it after four of his six Rajya Sabha lawmakers joined the BJP.

Four of the six parliamentarians in Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party today joined the BJP. This evening, the Rajya Sabha members met Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of the upper house, and gave him a letter that said they have "decided to merge" the TDP's Legislature Party with the BJP with immediate effect.

Jayadev Galla, a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmaker in Andhra Pradesh, has declared assets worth over Rs 680 crore, which makes him one of the richest candidates in the national election.

As 91 Lok Sabha constituencies go to polls on Thursday, a look at the data on the sitting MPs' participation in Parliament shows that 11 of the 53 sitting candidates contesting in the first phase had lower than 75 per cent attendance while Telugu Desam Party (TDP) member Gajapathi Raju Pusapati was the only one who attended every session.

The Income Tax department, continuing with its pre-election raids, late on Tuesday night searched the offices of Galla Jayadev, Telugu Desam Party lawmaker and candidate for Lok Sabha polls from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur.

The ED on Tuesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 315 crore in connection with a money laundering and alleged bank fraud case against a firm promoted by TDP MP YS Chowdary.

A Telugu Desam Party legislator, Bode Prasad, fainted during election campaigning in Penamaluru assembly constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

Jaya Prada BJP: Veteran actor and former lawmaker Jaya Prada joined the BJP today, two weeks before the national elections. She has been pitted against Azam Khan on the Rampur constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Jaya Prada had represented Rampur twice in the Lok Sabha -- in 2004 and 2009 -- as a member of the Samajwadi Party.