CORRIDORS OF POWER
The Hindu
TDP nowhereThe Telugu Desam which was recently decimated in State politics with the exit of its lone MLA who joined the TRS has suffered blow after blow since the formation of separate Telangana. The
TDP nowhere The Telugu Desam which was recently decimated in State politics with the exit of its lone MLA who joined the TRS has suffered blow after blow since the formation of separate Telangana. The latest jolt that the party had to face was in the by-election to Nagarjunasagar Assembly constituency whose result was declared on Sunday. Its candidate Muvva Arun Kumar polled just 1,708 votes while an independent Talari Rambabu was ahead with 2,970 votes. The TDP was not a strong contender in the election but party leaders never expected it to do so badly.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.