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Sajjala played key role in cabinet formation?

Sajjala played key role in cabinet formation?

It is generally believed that the formation of new Andhra cabinet was done completely at the sole discretion of YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Sources, however, said though the ultimate decision making was that of Jagan, he had discussed extensively with his close confidants on the combination of the new cabinet.

He did not entertain any recommendations, but he was certainly influenced by various factors in the cabinet formation.

Sources said while forming the cabinet for the first time in 2019, Jagan held hectic deliberations with two important leaders – V Vijay Sai Reddy and Y V Subba Reddy. This time, Jagan had taken into confidence only his advisor and senior leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy.

Of course, Jagan has asked Sai Reddy to suggest a few names and he is learnt to have submitted a list of probable ministers taking into consideration the regional and caste equations.

Sai Reddy also recommended at least one candidate from each of 25 districts.

But it appears Jagan has not taken into consideration majority of Sai Reddy’s recommendations.

For example, the YSRC general secretary suggested the names of Reddy Shanti, Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy, N Dhanalakshmi, Talari Venkat Rao, Grandhi Srinivas, Vara Prasad Raja, Tellam Balaraju, Samineni Udaya Bhanu, T J R Sudhakar Babu, Dasari Sudha, Shilpa Chakrapani Reddy, Jonnalagadda Padmavathi, Tippe Swamy and Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy.

But Jagan did not consider any of them. He only accepted a few names suggested by Sai Reddy like Dharmana Prasad Rao, Gudivada Amarnath, Ambati Rambabu, Meruga Nagarjuna, Kakani Goverdhan Reddy, Ummanuri Jayaram and R K Roja.

This time, Subba Reddy was nowhere in the picture for discussions on cabinet formation. Instead, Sajjala was called for discussions regularly till the final list came out. And he is now being held responsible for the retention of many of the seniors in the cabinet.

It is learnt disgruntled elements like Balineni, Parthasarathy, Udaya Bhanu and Kotamreddy are blaming it on Sajjala for the last minute changes in the list.

How far he has influenced Jagan in the formation of cabinet is still a matter of debate, as the ultimate decision making authority is only the chief minister.

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