Jagan Reddy to strengthen base in Telangana

Hyderabad: YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is now concentrating in strengthening the party in Telangana after all the prominent leaders left the party opposing the YSR Congress latest stand on Telangana. Jagan asked the party leaders to arrange a separate meeting with Telangana leaders and district and Assembly constituency coordinators to discuss the party position. In Telangana region, out of 119 Assembly constituencies, there are no party coordinators in at least 50 constituencies. In Telangana region, Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Adilabad, and other districts, party workers celebrated Jagan’s bail. This gave a hope to the party leadership. “Really we were surprised to know that in many Telangana districts, party workers celebrated Jagan’s bail, everyone thought that YSRC has vanished in Telangana after its decision to support the united Andhra Pradesh,” said a former legislator of YSRC. In fact, Jagan gave a direction to the party leaders to arrange a meeting with Telangana leaders before his bail. Jagan thought this will help to know the party position in Telangana. The YSRC leaders were of the opinion that their party will get some seats in the next elections in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Khammam, and Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar and also some pockets of other districts. The YSRC leaders think that in Telangana area people have sympathy towards the former chief minister, Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. At the Telangana leader’s meeting, Jagan will explain to them how Telangana region will be at a loss if the state would be divided. According to sources, party senior leader and former minister, M.V. Mysoora Reddy, prepared a report on how both areas will face the water problem after the state bifurcation. Jagan will tell the Telangana leaders why their party has taken a decision on united state, while explaining these problems. After discussions with the Telangana leaders, Jagan will appoint party coordinators to the Assembly constituencies. “In Telangana if we get at last 25 seats we can play key role in the formation of the government,” said the YSRC leader.