Naidu sees opportunity with Cong in tight spot
The rebellion in Andhra Pradesh that has put Congress in a crisis can turn out to be a blessing for Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2010 11:26 PM IST
The rebellion in Andhra Pradesh that has put Congress in a crisis can turn out to be a blessing for Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu.
Naidu’s popularity plummeted after the emergence of YS Rajasekhara Reddy in 2004 when he led the Congress to victory in the assembly elections.
YSR consolidated his position by churning out one popular scheme after another to overshadow Naidu’s model of governance. These included a free health insurance programme for the poor, free power for farmers, pensions and scholarships for needy students.
All this contributed to YSR leading the Congress to a comeback in the 2009 assembly polls.
Now, with the power struggle on between the two Reddys — Jaganmohan and Kiran Kumar — set to intensify and weaken the Congress, Naidu can hope to reap benefits, a political analyst said.
But the task for Naidu is not going to be easy, given the gamut of issues he will have to contend with — the Telangana statehood demand, the Praja Rajyam party factor and Naidu’s need to rebuild his credibility.
“(The situation) certainly provides an opportunity to go more to the public, exposing the groupism in the Congress and Delhi-driven politics,” MV Mysura Reddy, TDP MP and politburo member said.
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By Anvit Srivastava
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Delhi: 25-year-old murdered during snatching bid in Adarsh Nagar
By Anvit Srivastava, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 01:07 AM IST
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By Anvit Srivastava
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:34 PM IST
New Delhi:
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death when she fought back against a snatcher in north-west Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar on Saturday night
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PTI
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PTI
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By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
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By hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, New Delhi
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PTI
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PTI
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PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 04:09 PM IST
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PTI
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PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 02:33 PM IST
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10 police teams to probe woman death stabbed for resisting snatching
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 02:04 PM IST
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a snatcher for resisting a robbery bid in the Adarsh Nagar area of the national capital.
Average 200 daily new Covid-19 cases in Delhi amid spike in Maharashtra, Kerala
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 10:01 AM IST
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Delhi municipal by-polls: Voting underway at 5 MCD wards
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 09:27 AM IST
Four of the five wards fell vacant after their incumbent councillors were elected as the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) legislators in the assembly polls whereas the by-election in Shalimar Bagh was necessitated after the death of councillor Renu Jaju.
