With 47.3 per cent of the votes polled, the YSR Congress emerged as a clear alternative to the Congress. The bypolls were spread over half the districts (seven coastal districts, all four in Rayalasee

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti’s close shave in Parkal, winning the Assembly seat by the narrowest margin in all elections the party has taken part till date, has set the TRS leadership thinking.

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Twitter on Friday came alive with discussions on the results of the state byelections.

People started tweeting results and predictions right from Friday morning when the earliest leads came in. The

In typical Bihari style, YSR Congress leader H.A. Rahman opened fire in the air as a jubilant crowd hoisted him on their shoulders in front of the YSR party office at Lotus Pond in Jubilee Hills on Fr

Blaming the Congress for the bypoll debacle, Telugu Desam chief Chandrababu Naidu told this newspaper, “YSRC won due to the illogical statements made by (Congress incharge of AP affairs) Ghulam Nabi A

Wins in two Assembly segments, Narasapuram and Ramachandrapuram, have bought time for Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and given pause to Congress MLAs who may be contemplating deserting the party.

Jailed Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress swept the bypolls in Andhra Pradesh winning 15 out of the 18 Assembly constituencies and the Nellore Lok Sabha seat.

The ruling Congress won tw

Nellore Lok Sabha seat

* Winner: Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy

Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy trounced Congress nominee T. Subbarami Reddy by a massive margin of 2.91 lakh votes. Mekapati, who quit the Congres

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday moved the special court for CBI cases seeking permission to record Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy’s statement in his illegal assets case.

The Telugu Desam suffered one of its worst-ever setbacks on Friday, failing to win a single seat in the June 12 bypolls.

It came second in 10 Assembly seats but failed to retain its deposit in five