Sivaganga is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, the other being Kanyakumari, where the Congress and the BJP candidates are locking horns with each other, on behalf of […]
T S Sudhir
Print, TV, Digital media Journalist for over 27 years. Political commentator, Documentary filmmaker, Satirist. Author of Badminton player Saina Nehwal's biography (2012).
[Video] What works for Pawan Kalyan, what doesn’t
In the first two episodes on the Andhra election on Filter Kaapi, we did a SWOT analysis of Jaganmohan Reddy and what the Telugu Desam narrative is to counter the YSR Congress. […]
The XX-factor in the Andhra election
“If I give a family Rs 20000, why wouldn’t it vote for the Telugu Desam?” This was JC Pavan Reddy, the TDP candidate in Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency, arguing that the doles […]
[Video] Naidu vs Jagan: Will doles be the gamechanger?
This is the second episode of our election series on Filter Kaapi, our sister You Tube channel. Yesterday we discussed the reasons why YS Jaganmohan Reddy is seen to have the edge […]
Vishweshwar’s Chevella challenge to KCR
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, the MP from Chevella in Telangana, was easily one of the most accomplished MPs in the last Lok Sabha. An engineer-entrepreneur-turned-politician, Reddy was named after M Vishwesvaraya, the great engineer […]
[Video] Is it Advantage Jagan in Andhra Pradesh?
Ugadi greetings. Today we kickstart this election series on Filter Kaapi. And we start with Andhra Pradesh. Today we will discuss why pollsters are putting Jagan in pole position. They have given […]
Will the TRS score 16/16 in Telangana?
Though the leadership of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) insists that it will do a 16/16 sweep of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana, leaving the 17th seat, Hyderabad to its ally, […]
The KCR angle to the Naidu vs Jagan battle
When KT Rama Rao met YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his Lotus Pond residence in Hyderabad in mid-January to discuss the possibility of the YSR Congress joining the Federal Front, alarm bells went […]
A day in the life of Pawan Kalyan
“Aap ki nazron ne samjha pyaar ke kaabil mujhe, dil ki ye dhadkan thehar jaa, mil gayi manzil mujhe” Pawan Kalyan was humming this song when we met him on the election […]
`Chandrababu Returns’ on 23 May, says TDP’s CM Ramesh
CM Ramesh is a key member of the leadership team in the Telugu Desam. Considered close to Chandrababu Naidu, the Rajya Sabha MP has been campaigning extensively in Rayalaseema region, that account […]
Pawan Kalyan will be Andhra CM, says `JD’ Lakshmi Narayana
V V Lakshmi Narayana is best known for his seven-year long stint as Joint Director of the CBI in Hyderabad when he handled several high-profile cases including the Satyam scam and Jaganmohan […]
A KCR sweep in Telangana, predicts CPS survey
Yesterday on Filter Kaapi Live, we brought to you Part One of the interview with Dr Venugopala Rao of the Centre for Psephology Studies (CPS) who has been a practising psephologist since 2006. CPS has conducted a […]
Jagan will form government in Andhra, predicts CPS survey
Dr Venugopala Rao of the Centre for Psephology Studies (CPS) has been a practising psephologist since 2006. He has an enviable track record of predicting the seat share accurately in every election […]
The Modi-Naidu equation, from bad to worse
It is a little more than a year since the Telugu Desam quit the NDA. The parting was bitter with Chandrababu Naidu going to town over Narendra Modi’s refusal to grant Special […]
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