Kapu leaders are actively joining Jana Sena, creating a perception that the majority of leaders from this social class consider it as their party.
Recently resigned leaders from the YCP, as well as those taking a break from politics, are becoming active.
The election heat is on. The TDP and Jana Sena combo may believe that some wonders could happen down the line in their favor to dethrone YCP.
Sharmila, who is set to take over as the president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee on January 21, is reportedly gearing up to make her mark on the party right from day one.
After extensive brainstorming and intense discussions, YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to retain former minister Balineni Srinivas Reddy for the Ongole assembly seat.
The recent debacle of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the recently held assembly elections in Telangana has shattered the the ambitious plans of party president and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to foray into national politics.
Even before Sharmila formally took over as the president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, there is a buzz in political circles that she is bringing in her cousin, Dr. Narreddy Sunitha Reddy, into the Congress party.
Former minister and veteran Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham, no doubt, wields considerable influence on Kapu community in East Godavari district, but it appears he is projecting himself as the superman of Kapus of the entire state.
For the last few days, there have been reports only about the internal turmoil within the YSR Congress party following party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s move to drop several sitting MLAs and reshuffling the constituencies of others.
As the elections to the Andhra Pradesh state assembly are fast approaching, the boat of ruling YSR Congress party led by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is showing signs of shaking, if the latest resignations and open disgruntlements in the party are any indication.
As the selection of YSR Congress party candidates by its president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is creating ripples in the party, many disgruntled and discarded leaders are preparing ground to jump into either Telugu Desam Party or Jana Sena Party.
Surprising as it might sound, YSR Congress party legislators belonging to Reddy community in Palnadu district are said to be lobbying for the retention of the sitting MP from Narasaraopet – Lavu Krishna Devarayalu, who belongs to a Kamma community.
Till a few days ago, there was a talk that former minister and Prominent Kapu leader from East Godavari Mudragada Padmanabham will join the YSR Congress party.
Senior YSR Congress party MP Vallabhaneni Balasouri, representing Machilipatnam parliamentary constituency, resigned from the party after realising that he is not being given the party ticket either for Lok Sabha or the state assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh.
As YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is going all out in discarding party MPs and MLAs who stand no chances of winning as per the survey reports, the opposition Telugu Desam Party is seeking to lure some of them, who has potential to upset the calculations of the ruling party.
