Polling has started in Andhra Pradesh for the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections for the single phase. However, voting has been delayed in a number of polling booths due to malfunctioning EVMs, forcing people to wait in queues.
Meanwhile, Janasena Party Guntakal Candidate Madhusudan Gupta has been arrested for damaging a voting machine. As per reports, he threw an EVM on the floor at a polling station in Gutti in Guntakal Assembly constituency of Anantapur district.
Gupta was angry with the polling staff for not displaying the names of the Assembly and parliamentary constituencies properly. He reportedly had lifted the EVM and thrown it on the floor. The machine was damaged in the incident.

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Janasena Party Guntakal Candidate Madhusudan Gupta Arrested

JSP Guntakal Candidate Arrested

Andhra Pradesh goes for election in 175 assembly seats today and the results for the same will be declared on May 23rd. This is first election to the AP assembly after its bifurcation in 2014.
The ruling TDP for the first in over three decades will be contesting elections without any alliance partner. Almost all the constituencies in the state are witnessing multi-cornered contest with TDP, YSR Congress, Janasena, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party fielding their candidates. However, the main battle will be between TDP, YSRCP and JSP.
TDP chief and CM Chandra Babu Naidu will be seeking election from Kuppam, while his son Nara Lokesh is making his electoral debut from Mangalagiri. YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy is fighting from Pulivendula.
JSP Chief Pawan Kalyan is contesting from two constituencies- Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram. AP Congress chief Raghuveera Reddy is contesting from Kalyandurg segment. CBN&rsquo;s brother-in-law and senior hero Balakrishna is fighting from Hindupur.
TDP is expected to struggle minus its former allies BJP and JSP of Pawan Kalyan, who helped TDP scrape through in 2014 polls with a wafer-thin majority. TDP won 102 out of 175 Assembly seats while YSRCP secured 66 seats, though voting difference between the two was a mere 0.4%.
Strong anti-incumbency, caste and corruption are the foremost aspects that could conclude the result of the elections to the state assembly.

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AP Elections Day: TDP Vs YCP Vs JSP

Power Star Pawan Kalyan, chief of Janasena Party. is sweating out campaigning relentlessly against TDP chief Chandra Babu Naidu and YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, promising to bring a sea change in Andhra Pradesh politics.
Pawan who got dehydrated after suffering sunstroke due to endless campaigning for months was admitted in Hospital yesterday when he collapsed near Gannavaram airport. Pawan's situation worried not only fans and wellwishers but also his son Akira Nandan.
Sharing his feelings on social media, Akira came up with an emotional post saying, "No proper sleep from the past few days. Literally tears in eyes Today due to lack of rest. Dehydrated this evening, Still trying to attend Tenali meeting now. One Man, Maximum Efforts. Blood Pedthunnadu Literally #PawanKalyan."

Akira's emotional tweet bring tears

Akira Turns Emotional On Dad Pawan

People having own houses may not experience any problems. But, those look for rented houses will invariably experience problems of shocking demands. Now, Power Star Pawan Kalyan, chief of Janasena too experienced such shocks.
It is known that Pawan is contesting from Bhimavaram and Gajuwaka for the upcoming assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. With his rivals attacking Pawan branding him as a non local and telling people that if they vote for him, he will ditch them,
Generally owners demand two months advance to let their portions. But Pawan got a huge shock when owner of a house demanded a whopping Rs 75000 rent per month with six months rent in advance. Rivals are attacking Pawan saying people are not believing him even to rent their houses, then how can they vote for him.

Pawan Kalyan Rented House In Gajuwaka

Pawan Shocked With Those Demands

BSP Chief and UP former chief minister Mayawati who is on a two-day stay in Andhra Pradesh to take part in campaigning for the BSP, Janasena Party and Left Party alliance has said that Pawan Kalyan will be made chief minister, if the coalition wins the upcoming Assembly elections.
Addressing a press conference at Sai Priya Resorts in Visakhapatnam today along with the JSP chief Pawan Kalyan, Mayawati promised to give Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh which both the Congress and the BJP have failed to grant so far.
Exhibiting confidence that the BSP, JSP, CPI and CPI alliance would form the next government headed by Pawan Kalyan, whom she described as a young leader with passion to serve the poor and the downtrodden.
Pawan Kalyan, on the other hand, said, &ldquo;Mayawati is a tall leader with proven track-record of administration and that the country needed her services as the Prime Minister.&rdquo; He denied the charge that he was soft in attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP saying he never used rude words against anyone like AP CM Chandrababu Naidu.
Pawan who accorded a warm welcome to Mayawati, surprised everyone by opening the door for her when she went to meet him and even touched her feet out of respect.

Pawan Kalyan Will Become CM Says Mayawati

Pawan Will Be Made CM: Mayawati

For the 2019 general elections in Andhra Pradesh, Power Star Pawan Kalyan&rsquo;s Janasena Party has formed the alliance with Mayawati&rsquo;s BSP and Left Parties- CPI, CPM. They have already started the election campaign across the state.
Today, Mayawati will address a public meeting at Basava Punnaiah Stadium in Vijayawada. CPI and CPM leaders will also participate in the program. A huge number of Janasainiks will be attending the meeting, for which the party has made the necessary arrangements.
Ahead of the meeting, JSP Chief Pawan Kalyan gave an interview to a TV channel where he made some interesting revelations. He also gave clarification on his recent controversial remarks on Telanganites and KCR.
When asked about why he formed an alliance with BSP and Left Parties which have meager vote bank in the state, Pawan stated, &ldquo;Actually, I got an invitation from Mayawati gaaru to lead BSP in the state long ago. In fact, I like the ideologies of left parties and BSP which is the reason why our party is working together with them.&rdquo;
About his comments on KCR and Telanganites, Pawan clarified, &ldquo;I always have great respect for KCR gaaru and Telanganites. While leaders of Telangana had fight with the sole agenda of achieving the separate statehood, our Andhra leaders are pure business men and are selfish.&nbsp;
I respect KCR gaaru for his peaceful agitation to realize separate statehood. But, I oppose KCR for troubling Andhrites with an intention of troubling Chandra Babu Naidu and other Andhra Leaders. Few industrialists came to inform me that they can&rsquo;t support Janasena as KCR was threatening them to lend their support to YS Jagan. I&rsquo;m against the policy of Telangana leaders interference in Andhra politics to decide CM of this state.&rdquo;
There have been comments that, the crowd coming to Janasena meetings is youth who do not have the vote right and also ladies. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the problem with our leaders. They care about only voters, not the next generation,&rdquo; he affirmed.

JSP Guntakal Candidate Arrested

JSP Guntakal Candidate Arrested

AP Elections Day: TDP Vs YCP Vs JSP

AP Elections Day: TDP Vs YCP Vs JSP

Akira Turns Emotional On Dad Pawan

Akira Turns Emotional On Dad Pawan

Pawan Shocked With Those Demands

Pawan Shocked With Those Demands

Pawan Will Be Made CM: Mayawati

Pawan Will Be Made CM: Mayawati

I Always Have Great Respect For KCR, But

I Always Have Great Respect For KCR, But