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Durgesh said the YSRCP had lost public confidence and was trying to prevent an electoral defeat through legal challenges

Alleging that party candidates continue to face obstruction during filing of nominations, they lodge complaint with State Election Commissioner seeking urgent intervention

The party alleges that the Chilakaluripet Rural Sub-Inspector pushed Ms. Rajini to the ground during an incident at her residence

Releasing a book of evidence photographs, the YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy alleges torn nomination papers, forged withdrawal letters and attacks on the party’s candidates

As a precautionary measure, the police officials have kept YSRCP district president Kakani Govardhan Reddy, city in-charge Parvathareddy Chandrashekhar Reddy and leader Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy under house arrest

The situation has not improved despite the Supreme Court’s directions, it says, urging the election authorities to verify ground-level conditions instead of relying solely on reports from officials

The comments of the opposition party leaders on the Supreme Court verdict reflects their litigant mindset, observes the TDP national president and Chief Minister, while exhorting the party MLAs, MPs, candidates and booth-level activists to work for the victory of the alliance candidates

Dismissing the opposition party’s claim that the court reprimanded the State Election Commission, the TDP legal cell says the court mandated the election body to take a decision on giving aggrieved candidates extra time for filing nominations by the end of October 22 based on merits of the complaints and evidence it has

A special Bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana will hear Pinarayi Vijayan’s plea in the CMRL case and YSRCP’s challenge to the Andhra Pradesh HC’s refusal to extend civic poll nomination deadlines

A Division Bench refuses to interfere with the election process, saying that it could not act on it after the notification had been issued and the stipulated time lapsed,

Party candidates and workers are being threatened and attacked in several parts of the State, while the police and election authorities are failing to act impartially, alleges YSRCP president

It has been the opposition party’s habit to foment trouble for political gain and then shift the blame on the government, the TDP leader observes, while asserting that protecting democratic values and ensuring free and fair local body elections are on top of the government’s agenda

TDP fields Mukka Sravani as mayoral candidate in Visakhapatnam; the party has released a list of eight candidates for Mayor posts

While Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy accuses the police of trying to create scare among YSRCP activists, TDP leader ‘B.Tech’ Ravi says the YSR family and its supporters are finding it hard to stomach the large number of aspirants filing nominations in its citadel

In an oblique reference to the Punganur incident, the party leaders heckled the YSRCP for still dreaming of being in power and hence unleashing violence on its counterparts.

Member of Parliament Midhun Reddy, along with around 100 followers and party workers, reached the Punganur Municipality, breaching the security barricades and gates, he says

The police use a mild lathi-charge to disperse activists of both parties

Activists of both parties are injured in stone pelting and at least four cars are vandalised

The YSRCP fields Jagan Mohan Reddy’s aunt Y.S. Prameelamma against the TDP’s Thugutla Geetha Kumari in Pulivendula

Ganta Srinivasa Rao welcomes leaders and workers from GVMC Ward 6 into the TDP

The party cites delays in issuing caste certificates to candidates, seeks Central forces for the polls and wants ward-wise rolls prepared only after the SIR is completed

Jagga Reddy to stage deeksha in Sangareddy at Ambedkar statue

The daughter of MLC Botcha Satyanarayana says she has bought a flat at Rushikonda to stay close to the cadre and people, and alleges the NDA’s ‘Super Six’ promises have failed

In a letter to State Election Commissioner, party highlights serious complaints regarding delays in obtaining Caste/Community certificates and No-Dues/No-Objection Certificates mandatory for candidates intending to contest local body elections