Congress lo Reddy's ki check!!!!

Keen on retaining power beyond 2009, Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy is expected to cut Congress tickets to Reddys in the next elections. The impact of Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi is already showing on the ruling Congress where a substantial section of leaders from BCs are clamoring for a bigger share.

According to insiders, Dr YSR is gearing up for a surgical intervention to remove the impression that the Congress is the natural choice of Reddys in the State. Presently there are 65 Reddy MLAs in the State Assembly. They comprise about one third of the Congress legislature party (CLP), which has a size of 185.

Compared to the Congress, Opposition TDP has less percentage of Reddy MLAs. Of the 46 members won on its ticket, only eight belonged to this farming community. Compared to the Congress, Reddy's presence in other parties like the CPI, the CPI(M), the TRS, the BJP and the MIM is minimal.

But, these 2009 elections are going to be entirely different. While Chiranjeevi has emerged as the clear choice of BCs and other downtrodden castes including numerically strong Kapus, the TDP has decided to consolidate its position among BCs, by allocating at least 100 tickets to them.

After the humiliating defeat in May 29 by-elections, TRS president KCR too has announced that he would give at least 50 seats to BCs in the next elections. Another pro-Telangana party, NTPP , too is expected to allocate a lion's share to BCs, as its chief Devender Goud is a mascot of subaltern castes.

"If we have given around 90 tickets to Reddys last time, it may not be more than 60 seats this time. Even if we come to power, Reddys dominance in CLP would be minimised," said a close aide of Dr YSR. Now, Reddys rule the roost in any CLP meeting as others rarely get a chance to speak.

"YSR has already begun hunt for nonReddy candidates and mostly BCs in most constituencies. He is looking for those who are young and also who can win," said the aide. If this happens, the Congress would go for a total revamp of its character in the State, he pointed out.

In such case, even if he scrapes through the next elections, the share of Reddys would be reduced in the Cabinet also. This would help pave way for a nonReddy Chief Minister, even if the Congress comes back to power. Stretching this logic further, YSR may be the last Reddy Congress chief minister in AP .

Indra back with bongu....sorry bang....

The "Praja Ankita Yatra," kicked off by Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi from Arasavilli temple in Srikakulam district on Thursday, resembled that of a similar rally shown in the megastar's mega hit movie "Indra" Exactly like in Indra, Chiranjeevi sporting black goggles, got down from helicopter, waving to the crowds and then moved into an open top vehicle receiving flowers and garlands from people, who lined up the streets in tens of thousands to cheer him. He threw up flying kisses at the people and saluted them in folded hands – all the scenes were exactly a repetitive of Indra sequence.

However, the difference is that the place in the film was Rayalaseema; but here it is Srikakulam. And in the film, Chiranjeevi had curved moustache; and in the real life, he was absolutely without any make-up and was his normal self. Perhaps, Chiru might have definitely recalled his Indra days!

Babu's new gamble....Babu antee garidi kadha..

Chiranjeevi replaced NTR as the Telugu film industry’s reigning superstar, and changed it forever; and now that he’s entered politics, he might change NTR’s political legacy as well. The Telugu Desam Party, which NTR founded in 1982 and with which he swept to power bare months later, has now announced support for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh that is, by the standards of political discussion of that sensitive subject, quite unambiguous. Both the state’s major parties, the TDP and the Congress, faced considerable internal pressure about their Telangana policies for years — pushing them towards and away from support, towards and away from the Telangana Rashtra Samiti.

From the point of view of the next election, it is easy to see the appeal for Chandrababu Naidu and his politburo of taking this position. The TDP is obviously worried about the possibility that Chiranjeevi will make inroads into its base in coastal Andhra; and the communists, traditional allies of the TDP before Naidu allied with the NDA, had grown closer to the TRS recently. A possible win-win: Telangana would be secured, and so would the CPM. But it is actually an enormous gamble. Two key factors to track are: the disaffection in coastal Andhra that Chiranjeevi is exploiting, and, the disillusionment with the TRS that was made clear in the bye-elections that followed their legislators’ mass resignation from the assembly.

The TDP was founded as the party of Telugu pride. Its policies were populist, but its backbone was emotion. When Naidu replaced NTR, the TDP shed NTR’s instinctive grasp of populist policy-making; it replaced that emotion with clever, reformist, flexibility — but the emotional angle’s where Chiranjeevi might pose a threat. Getting behind Telangana at this point might help the TDP recapture some emotional content, but it means they won’t have even the memory of NTR’s up-tempo regionalism to call on. Naidu’s already shown incredible flexibility in the u-turn he gave his party’s image post-1995. Let’s see how the ruling Congress now responds.

Prajarajam Prachara Ratham

Prajarajyam party founder Chiranjeevi is all set to tour A.P and Chiru's Road show will be formally launched at Arasavilli(Srikakulam) today that is on Vijayadasami (9th of October).
Chiranjeevi's convoy will consist of 72 vehicles.600 trained security personnel will guard Chiru's tour at various places.

Checkout the the Prachara ratam of Chiranjeevi.......

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praja ankita yatra starts!!!

Praja Rajyam chief Chiru is all set to commence his tour on Vijayadasami day considered to be the most auspicious day.

The tour aptly titled ‘praja ankita yatra’ will begin from Srikakulam district which is situated to the North of the State. Praja Rajyam is banking on the backwardness of the people in the North Andhra.

It may be noted that about five years ago the present chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy completed his highly successful ‘pada yatra’ in the same Srikakulam district.

Several leaders, mainly from TDP are expected to join Chiru party during the road show. Chiru fans in the region are waiting eagerly for mega star to have a closer look. What happened in Siricilla, the people of the region suffering for various reasons are expecting that the star will throw light in their lives.Praja Rajyam chief Chiru is all set to commence his tour on Vijayadasami day considered to be the most auspicious day.

The tour aptly titled ‘praja ankita yatra’ will begin from Srikakulam district which is situated to the North of the State. Praja Rajyam is banking on the backwardness of the people in the North Andhra.

It may be noted that about five years ago the present chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy completed his highly successful ‘pada yatra’ in the same Srikakulam district.

Several leaders, mainly from TDP are expected to join Chiru party during the road show. Chiru fans in the region are waiting eagerly for mega star to have a closer look. What happened in Siricilla, the people of the region suffering for various reasons are expecting that the star will throw light in their lives.

Why chiru is so particular about Srikakulam???

Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi has deliberately decided to kick off his tour from Srikakulam, rather than Telangana, raising many eyebrows.

His earlier tours were only to Telangana areas – twice to Siricilla and once to Jadcherla. Hitherto, he spoke mostly about Telangana issues like weavers' suicides, Special Economic Zones and farmers' issues. He participated in Ramzan festivities in Hyderabad and hosted Iftar partiesin Ranga Reddy district. His brother Pawan Kalyan, too, toured parts of Telangana including Hyderabad. Naturally, people expected that Chiranjeevi is wooing the Telanganites and that he might kick off his tour from Ranga Reddy district, which brought a lot of luck for Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy during his 2003 padayatra.

However, Chiru cleverly chose Srikakulam, which is equally backward district in coastal Andhra. He has received reports that his over-reaction on Telangana issues is causing a heartburn among the backward areas of Andhra. Hence, he needs to pamper them. Hence the trip and he hopes to allay apprehensions of the coastal Andhra people.

Secondly, if he starts his tour in Telangana, he needs to expose his stand on separate State issue, which he does not want to do now. His tour from Srikakulam would give him some breather to formulate his strategy on Telangana and he can explain it by the time his tour enters the Telangana region!