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CM Jagan Mohan Reddy discusses key issues with Rajdeep Sardesai
Mumbai: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy gives his first interview on the election campaign. Speaking to India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai, CM Reddy spoke on a wide range of issues. Here are some highlights:
‘There is no anti-incumbency on govt or CM… I am asking for votes in my name… It’s bipolar contest in Andhra Pradesh’.
Andhra Pradesh’s capital city
‘Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh capital’. ‘Visakhapatnam is the biggest city in Andhra Pradesh. With an investment of probably 10,000 crores or 5000 crores over a period of may be 5-10 years, you would actually see Vizag competing with Hyderabad, Bangalore or Chennai over the course of the next 10 years’.
Stone throwing incident
‘TDP’s people threw stones at me’.
Arrest of Chandrababu Naidu
‘Courts deemed it fit for Naidu to be sent to prison for 52 days, then that means he has done something’.
Jagan Reddy on possibility of post-poll tieup with BJP
‘They (Modi, Naidu) are together fighting against me… Where is the question of this hypothetical situation?”
Jagan Reddy on sister Sharmila leading AP Cong
‘The reason I am hurt is because she (Y S Sharmila) will lose deposits. It pains me the most to see her lose deposits’. ‘Chandrababu Naidu, through Revanth, driving my sister and Congress’. ‘Congress party is remote controlled by Chandrababu Naidu’.
Jagan rejects charges of dynasty politics
‘In 2014, somebody could have said about me as dynast… Fifteen years after my father’s death, how can you say I am a dynast?’
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
