As the major political parties in Andhra Pradesh – YSR Congress party and Telugu Desam Party began the exercise of finalising the candidates for the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state, it’s time for “Aaya Rams and Gayaa Rams” in both the parties.
The disgruntled and frustrated leaders, who are being denied tickets in their respective political parties. are getting ready to jump into other parties to sustain their political future.
Every day, there have been reports of such turncoats quitting their parties and jumping into other parties.
A day after declaring that he would abide by the decision of TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu not to give him the party ticket from Vijayawada parliamentary constituency, sitting MP Kesineni Nani on Friday posted a message on social media that he would soon quit his MP seat and the primary membership of the TDP.
“When our party president N Chandrababu Naidu doesn’t want me in the party, why should I continue in it? I shall have to find my own way. But it is certain that I shall contest the Lok Sabha elections again from Vijayawada and win the seat,” he said.
Apparently, Nani is looking up to Bharatiya Janata Party for his political future and if it doesn’t work out, he will contest the elections as an independent.
The YSRCP is witnessing several disgruntled leaders leaving the party almost on a regular basis.
On Friday, Rayadurgam MLA Kapu Ramachandra Reddy, a staunch loyalist of YSRCP president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced his resignation from the party. He is looking towards the TDP.
There are reports that two Lok Sabha members – Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy from Ongole and Lavu Krishna Devarayaulu from Narasaraopet are likely to quit the YSRCP and join the TDP sooner or later, after they were told that they won’t be retained again in their respective seats.
Even Jagan’s uncle and former minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy might call it quits to the YSRCP and take a plunge into another party.
Popular Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu, who joined the YSRCP only last week, too, quit the party after realising that he won’t get ticket for Guntur Lok Sabha seat. He has kept his options open for now and may take time before jumping into either the TDP or Jana Sena.
Several other YSRCP leaders like Jyothula Chanti Babu, Parvatha Sripurna Chandra Prasad and Kondeti Chitti Babu, who were denied tickets by the party leadership, are also said to be eying either Jana Sena or the TDP for their survival.