HYDERABAD: Political temperature in Andhra Pradesh suddenly shot up on Thursday with the principal opposition TDP announcing plans to move a no-confidence motion against the Congress government, which is already grappling with the contentious Telangana statehood demand and dissidence.
As the budget session resumes on June 4, the TDP led by its chief N Chandrababu Naidu will move a no-confidence motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government on problems faced by farmers in the state.
Though the TDP does not have enough numbers to pull down the Congress government, its objective in moving the no-trust motion appears to be part of its strategy to regain the lost ground, particularly in the wake of the Telangana statehood struggle, and also "expose" YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, political observers feel.
Parties like TRS and BJP have made it clear that they would support a no-confidence motion against the government brought by anyone.
With its own strength of 90 MLAs, the TDP can muster support of 11 TRS, four CPI, two BJP and one CPM taking the total to 111 in the 294-member assembly.
The Congress, on the other hand, has a strength of 154 MLAs of its own and can count on the support of 17 Praja Rajyam and seven Majlis legislators besides three "associate" members.
The lone Lok Satta MLA is expected to remain neutral. The YSR Congress officially has only one MLA in the AP assembly though about a dozen Congress, two TDP MLA and one of PRP are backing him in violation of their respective parties.
As the budget session resumes on June 4, the TDP led by its chief N Chandrababu Naidu will move a no-confidence motion against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government on problems faced by farmers in the state.
Though the TDP does not have enough numbers to pull down the Congress government, its objective in moving the no-trust motion appears to be part of its strategy to regain the lost ground, particularly in the wake of the Telangana statehood struggle, and also "expose" YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, political observers feel.
Parties like TRS and BJP have made it clear that they would support a no-confidence motion against the government brought by anyone.
With its own strength of 90 MLAs, the TDP can muster support of 11 TRS, four CPI, two BJP and one CPM taking the total to 111 in the 294-member assembly.
The Congress, on the other hand, has a strength of 154 MLAs of its own and can count on the support of 17 Praja Rajyam and seven Majlis legislators besides three "associate" members.
The lone Lok Satta MLA is expected to remain neutral. The YSR Congress officially has only one MLA in the AP assembly though about a dozen Congress, two TDP MLA and one of PRP are backing him in violation of their respective parties.
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