New Delhi/Hyderabad: Actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi on Wednesday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi had promised suitable posts and responsibilities for him and other leaders of the erstwwhile Praja Rajyam Party (PRP). Chiranjeevi called on Sonia Gandhi in the national capital. It was his first meeting after he merged the PRP with the Congress party. After the 20-minute long meeting with Congress president, Chiranjeevi said she assured suitable posts for him and...
04:55 PM, Nov 16, 2011
New Delhi: With all the resignations, what does it mean for the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh. Here's the number game. In the 294 member Andhra Pradesh assembly, the Congress along with the Praja Rajyam Party has a combined strength of 173. The Telugu Desam Party has 90 members. The Telangana Rashtra Samiti has 11 and others make up 20. On Monday, 35 MLAs of the Congress and 37 from...
09:32 AM, Jul 05, 2011
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A huge laminated poster of Andhra Pradesh's favourite megastar Chiranjeevi stares back at me from the corner of a friend's room. The friend, also now ...
05:20 PM, Feb 07, 2011
Hyderabad: BJP in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday termed actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's announcement of merging his Praja Rajyam Party with Congress as an "opportunist politics." Chiranjeevi who had floated the party under the slogan of "social justice and welfare of downtrodden" has decided to merge with Congress - a party which never worked for these causes, BJP state Party Chief G Kishan Reddy told PTI. "It is a 'U' turn for Chiranjeevi...
09:35 PM, Feb 06, 2011
New Delhi: Actor turned politician and Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi will bring with him atleast 16 of his party's 18 MLAs and that number will help the Congress party consolidate its position in Andhra Pradesh. The worry for the party was former Congress MP Jagan Mohan Reddy, who left the party may try to topple the state govt by pulling out MLAs. The Congress presently has 156 MLAs. For...
09:03 PM, Feb 06, 2011
New Delhi: Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Chief Chiranjeevi decided to merge with the Congress in Andhra Pradesh. He met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the capital and made the announcement on Sunday. Law Minister and Congress leader Veerappa Moily said that the merger will strengthen the Congress party in the state. Chiranjeevi said that the merger is unconditional. "Whatever I do is for the betterment of the people. It is...
05:20 PM, Feb 06, 2011
Hyderabad: Congress looks all set to add some star power in Andhra Pradesh to tackle the 'Jagan' issue. Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi is in the capital on Sunday to meet UPA chief Sonia Gandhi to discuss a possible merger. The much talked-about alliance now seems a possibility. The Congress in the state has been weakened by the Telangana issue and MP Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of the late...
08:36 AM, Feb 06, 2011
Sonia Gandhi requested Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi to withdraw from the race for RS elections. ...
12:25 PM, May 30, 2010
Yet another Andhra politician has done a U-turn on the Telangana issue. ...
11:04 PM, Dec 17, 2009
Chiranjeevi was earlier supporting a separate Telangana. ...
11:01 PM, Dec 17, 2009
PRP chief changed the party's earlier line of support for Telangana state. ...
12:30 PM, Dec 17, 2009
128 legislators have submitted their resignations on Friday. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 11, 2009
Legislators from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions have submitted their resignations. ...
02:41 PM, Dec 11, 2009
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