One of the big minuses for the ruling TDP in AP is Chandrababu’s son and IT & Panchayat Raj Minister Nara Lokesh. While technically, he is not a minus.But politically and electorally speaking, Lokesh is indeed a liability for the party. It made him a soft target. Knowing this weakness of TDP, Pawan Kalyan is repeatedly targeting Lokesh. But after a point, even Pawan scored his own self-goals by stating that he has no proofs and he was only referring to hearsay.

Yet, Lokesh’s drawback is his public speaking. Aware of this, TDP and Naidu are making smart moves. Apparently, Lokesh has been asked to cut down his public speeches and has been advised to limit his speeches. Interestingly, Lokesh & his PR team now seems to be focusing on his print interviews instead of doing TV interviews. This has really worked in favour of the TDP.

Apart from this, unlike his peers like KTR, Lokesh lacks a ‘Charismatic Image’ in public. This is where he really needs to work upon. And of course, he does need a mass image as well. And Naidu & Co have already hired senior leaders to groom Lokesh towards this direction. Although 2019 is too short and very close, probably, Lokesh may get ready for 2024.

We have seen how TDP MP Murali Mohan made Lord Venkateswara Swamy, a Kamma and by association, a TDP worker.Now, Nadendla Brahmam Chowdary, President of the Telugu Nadu Students Federation, the students’ wing of TDP has come out with a strange warning.“Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley who opposed Amaravati suffered kidney problems. A social activist who also was opposed to land acquisition died of kidney failure whereas Swami Agnivesh recently had a bitter experience.

Lord Amaralingeswara of Amaravati, Goddess Kanaka Durga of Indrakeeladri and Vedadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy know how to protect Capital Amaravati,” said Brahmam Chowdary and added, “Pawan Kalyan should also refrain from bad-mouthing Amaravati or else he will have to pay the price.”By the way, Brahmam Chowdary, were these Gods happy when Chandrababu demolished many temples, churches and mosques in Vijayawada in the name of development?

Is Lord Venkateswara turning a blind eye to the alleged corruption in TTD because he is also a Kamma according to Murali Mohan?

Even BJP’s Hindutva is no match or the yellow people.

The chief of YSR Congress Party, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday attracted the wrath of Jaggampeta MLA Jyothula Nehru, who switched his loyalties to TDP from YSRCP in 2016.The opposition leader of Andhra Pradesh reportedly attacked Nehru saying that he took huge moolah as bribe from Telugu Desham to switch sides.

Speaking to media on Monday, the senior political leader offered to give away all his assets and properties if Rs 10 Crores is given to him and challenged Jagan if is ready for it. ‘I will also be able to clear off my debts with that money,’ said Nehru while demanding Jagan Mohan Reddy to prove the false allegations made against him.

Furthermore, Nehru said that the opposition leader lacks political maturity and ‘he is unfit to be a politician’.

Very soon, Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka, will have a Telangana Bhavan for the local Telugus to have their get-togethers and celebrate their activities.The Karnataka government issued a directive for the establishment of the building and directed the revenue officials in Bengaluru to allocate an acre of land for establishing Telangana Bhavan and to prepare a detailed project report (DPR).

According to founder and president of Kannada Rajya Telangana Association Sundeep Kumar Makthala, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy had taken a favorable decision for the establishment of the building.Upon receiving the approval for the proposal, Karnataka State Chief Secretary sent a directive to south Bengaluru, north Bengaluru and Anekal Taluka Tehsildars to scout for a suitable one acre plot of land, prepare the DPR. Following this, officials have begun the process.

He said the people from Telangana were struggling to get a proper place to celebrate State festivals such as Bonalu and Bathukamma and to hold other programmes.“Telangana and Karnataka share cultural ties since the 9th century. The poet Pampana who was born in Bodhan of Telangana had earned a name for his poetical works in Kannada. In remembrance of him, the proposed building would be named Pampana Telangana Bhavan,” he said..

Telangana Bhavan was conceptualized to create a home-like environment in Bengaluru for all those hailing from Telangana, he said, adding that the building could also come to rescue to people who are new to Bengaluru and seeking temporary accommodation in the city.

The building would also have a library and a town hall besides other amenities. It would be created in a way that it would meet all the requirements of any large scale celebration that could be hosted at the venue during Bonalu, Bathukamma and Telangana State Formation Day.

Former Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal, who gained popularity as Andhra Octopus for his near accurate pre-election surveys, is getting ready for conducting a final survey on the possible outcome of the 2019 assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.Lagadapati told media in Penukonda in Anantapur district that the survey was being done and the results would be declared just before the elections.

He, however, rejected the allegation that he was favouring a particular political party.“I have been away from politics and I will continue to be so. However, I will conduct the pre-elections and announce the results before elections,” he said.The former MP predicted that the demand for special category status is going to be a major issue in the next elections.

“People are now strongly believing that granting of special category status would bring industries and fetch employment. They are going to teach a fitting lesson to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the next elections, as they had done with the Congress in the last elections for bifurcating the state,” he said.Lagadapati’s pre-election surveys always generate a lot of curiosity among the political parties, because all his previous surveys were proved 90 per cent correct. So, his announcement will definitely cause tense moments in all the parties.

Very recently, Andhra Jyothy, promoted by journalist-turned-entrepreneur Vemuri Radhakrisha, came out with an election survey and claimed to have teamed up with Lagadapati, apparently to make the people believe that his survey is near accurate.

But Andhra Jyothy’s survey cannot expect to give a report against Telugu Desam Party and its president N Chandrababu Naidu. So, there was no surprise that it predicted 110 assembly seats for the TDP and 60 seats for the YSR Congress party, while Jana Sena Party will end up with the remaining five assembly seats.

The BJP and the Congress will draw blank in the state, it said.