YS JAGAN & CHANDRA BABU TAKES OATH IN AP ASSEMBLY

Andhra Pradesh chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, YS Jagan and Deputy CMs K.E. Krishna Murthy and Nimmakayala China Rajappa were among first to take oath administered by protem Speaker, P Narayanaswamy.  They took oath in Telugu.  Devineni Uma Mahesh Rao and other ministers took oath next. 

YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took oath amid thumping of desks as MLA in the first session of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.  Attired in blue shirt and black trousers, YS Jagan was the second to take oath. 

Very few chose to take oath in English.

The first session of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Council will be held for five days from June 19 to 24 in the old Assembly Bhavan in Hyderabad. 

The session began at 11.52 am on Thursday. Sessions in the State Legislative Council are being held simultaneously.

Earlier in the day, TDP MLA Pathiwada Narayanaswamy Naidu took oath as Protem Speaker at Raj Bhavan, where the Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath of  office to him.

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Bye Bye Krishnaiah

R. Krishnaiah, who joined the Telugudesam Party just before the elections has had a fantastic offer coming from TDP Chief CBN. Naidu announced the BC man as TDP’s CM candidate for Telangana before the elections. However, the honeymoon between Naidu and Krishnaiah is over it seems!

The BC CM candidate of the party is contemplating on ditching TDP and joining the Pink wagon party. The reasons seem to be clear. Krishnaiah is feeling dejected after being humiliated and ignored by the party after the election results.

Even when the TDP Legislature party meeting was held recently at Hyderabad, Krishnaiah was not even informed let alone invited by the party.

Now KCR wants Krishnaiah in his party as it will give him additional strength to have him reach the BCs in the Telangana state. In case KCR draws Krishnaiah into the party, then it will be a blow to the TDP as TRS vowed to wipe out TDP from the state by next elections and Krishnaiah’s inclusion will strengthen the party’s base among BCs.

It could mean more than that actually. In case Krishnaiah leaves TDP and Chandrababu doesn’t do anything then it will send negative signals to BCs in the seemandhra too. But it remains to be seen if Krishnaiah will remain in TDP or join TRS!

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