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Praja Rajyam Party becomes eligible for State recognized party

Allu Aravind challenges Parakala Prabhakar to prove his allegation that the party sold tickets

Hyderabad, May 19, 2009

The Praja Rajyam Party floated by film star K Chiranjeevi now becomes eligible for the status of State recognized party after the elections. This follows the party securing 16.22 percent share out of the total votes polled in the Assembly constituencies. This is significantly higher than the minimum quota of six percent prescribed by the Election Commission for getting eligibility as a State Party.

According to election law, a political party has to get six percent of the total valid votes polled in an election to the Legislative Assembly apart from having four candidates elected to the House to get the status of State recognized party. The Praja Rajyam Party now fulfilled both the conditions.

PRP general secretary, Allu Aravind on Tuesday challenged that if former party leader Parakala Prabhakar could prove that the party tickets were sold, he would quit the party. At a press conference,, reacting to his allegation Allu Aravind said that he is a man of honor and his integrity is his strength and will not be cowed down by the statements of a person whose credibility is questionable.

PRP leader rules out any alliance with other political parties

Says Chiranjeevi will ride to power on its own strength

Hyderabad, April 28, 2009

The Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi said at a press conference on Tuesday, ruled out of any alliance with any party as the PRP would come to power on its own accord by bagging a minimum of 160 seats to form the government.

Earlier, he chaired the party's Political Affairs Committee meeting when he reviewed the party's prospects, interacting with the 14 member strong committee and other senior leaders. The leaders as well as the party cadre seemed to be full of enthusiasm, bolstered by constituency level reports. He said that the people are wanting for a change and the PRP manifesto social justice will benefit the party.

He charged both the Telugu Desam Party and Congress of spending crores of rupees and making liquor flow is their bid to stop him from winning in Tirupati and Palakole. He was unperturbed though, he said because people firmly believed in him. He acknowledged the role of the Chief Electoral Officer, IV Subba Rao and DGP AK Mohanty in conducting free and fair elections.

Fourth front to become a reality soon

PRP likely to support Sharad Pawar as Prime Minister

Hyderabad, April 28, 2009

It is understood that the the Political Affairs Committee of the Praja Rajyam Party to support the candidature of National Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar as Prime Minister after the Fourth Front took shape following the announcement of results on May 16. A suggestion to this effect is learnt to have been made by senior party leaders P Shiva Shankar and Upendra on Tuesday.

The PRP president Chiranjeevi has held discussions in the the past with an NCP representative, with Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh to discuss the way forward for the front. Having adopted a confident stand about the party electoral prospects in the State, the Praja Rajyam Party stated at a press conference that Forth Front would soon be a reality.

The PRP president said that the party would get enough seats to play a decisive role in the formation of an alternative to UPA, the NDA and the third Front. He said that the party would win nearly 20 Lok Sabha seats and with this the Forth Front will form the Union government.