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Rediff.com article about AP politics
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The Congress in Andhra Pradesh has chalked out a new strategy to fight the force of Jaganmohan Reddy. Sources say the party has decided to take a backseat while the Telugu Desam Party ups ante against the YSR Congress president.
Telugu Desam Party supermo Chandrababu Naidu's visit to Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj on Tuesday set tongues wagging in Andhra Pradesh. Rumour mills were abuzz that the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister was in Karnataka to hand over some documents pertaining the mining scam to Bharadwaj. But at the same time there is also speculation that Naidu's visit was intended at planning a strategy against YSR Congress President Jaganmohan Reddy.
A few months ago, Jagan had slammed the TDP saying that there was no opposition in Andhra since Naidu's party worked alongside the Congress. Today, this is a popular belief in political circles in the state and the proximity between the TDP and the Congress is being looked at as an attempt to wipe out Jagan.
When Jagan quit the Congress, it was clearly a war between him and the party. During various public meetings, Jagan often accused the Congress of trying to finish him and wipe out his father's Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's legacy from the state. Battlelines in Andhra were drawn -- YSR versus Sonia Gandhi. The YSR Congress chief even roped in MLAs from the Congress.
The Congress also hit back. First, they tightened the screws around the YSR Congress and then a number of cases were slapped against Jagan.
Today, every political party in Andhra are aware that Jagan is a force to reckon with and he will put a fight in the next elections. Various exit polls also show that there is no stopping Jagan.
Telugu Desam Party supermo Chandrababu Naidu's visit to Karnataka Governor H R Bharadwaj on Tuesday set tongues wagging in Andhra Pradesh. Rumour mills were abuzz that the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister was in Karnataka to hand over some documents pertaining the mining scam to Bharadwaj. But at the same time there is also speculation that Naidu's visit was intended at planning a strategy against YSR Congress President Jaganmohan Reddy.
A few months ago, Jagan had slammed the TDP saying that there was no opposition in Andhra since Naidu's party worked alongside the Congress. Today, this is a popular belief in political circles in the state and the proximity between the TDP and the Congress is being looked at as an attempt to wipe out Jagan.
When Jagan quit the Congress, it was clearly a war between him and the party. During various public meetings, Jagan often accused the Congress of trying to finish him and wipe out his father's Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's legacy from the state. Battlelines in Andhra were drawn -- YSR versus Sonia Gandhi. The YSR Congress chief even roped in MLAs from the Congress.
The Congress also hit back. First, they tightened the screws around the YSR Congress and then a number of cases were slapped against Jagan.
Today, every political party in Andhra are aware that Jagan is a force to reckon with and he will put a fight in the next elections. Various exit polls also show that there is no stopping Jagan.
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