Hyderabad, June 2 -- Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday announced that his party would actively enter Telangana politics and contest upcoming elections, including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls and the next Assembly elections.

Addressing a press conference at his Jubilee Hills residence in Hyderabad after the Telangana government denied permission for the party's proposed "Telangana Nava Nirmana Sankalpa Sabha," Pawan Kalyan said the time had come for Jana Sena to expand its footprint in the state.

Stating that party leaders in Telangana had repeatedly urged the leadership to expand operations in the state, he said Jana Sena would now take an active politi...