As long as Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy is beside Jagan Mohan Reddy, the other leaders of YSRCP are reluctant to come and meet Jagan Mohan Reddy, even though they wish to.
Their main issue is with Sajjala, and with Sajjala sitting beside Jagan Mohan Reddy in all official and party meetings, there seems to be an iron curtain between Jagan and the party leaders.
Recently, during the MLC meeting, some leaders wanted to meet Jagan privately and share their concerns about the misdeeds of Sajjala and Dhanunjaya Reddy.
However, Jagan was not seen without Sajjala at any time, and the atmosphere was so cold that there seemed to be no chance of meeting Jagan Mohan Reddy without Sajjala present.
If this situation prevails for a few more months, many leaders say off the record, Jagan Mohan Reddy might have to shut down the party.
Some leaders are already considering making their own decisions regarding their political future if Jagan Mohan Reddy fails to give them a chance to meet one-on-one.
Many leaders are concerned that Jagan Mohan Reddy should change his ways and maintain personal relationship with them to continue in the party.
Jagan Mohan Reddy seems to be giving more value to his core team than anyone else, which is denting the party's collective strength as a whole, says an ex-minister of YSRCP.
We need to see if Jagan Mohan Reddy gives his leaders a chance to meet in person or not. This proves to be the most crucial thing than anything else.
"As Jagan Mohan Reddy never uses a mobile phone, there is no chance that he comes to know about what is happening within his party first hand. He is never seen without core team around. How can he know the facts is a big question. So, whoever wishes the well being of Jagan Mohan Reddy's political future should take this message to him", said a senior YSRCP leader off the record.
Already, no one knows why GVD Krishna Mohan, who worked so closely with Jagan Mohan Reddy for almost 14 years, left.
Sources say that Jagan didn't even call GVD to find out what had happened. Is this leadership? Couldn't he wish to know why a person so close to him for 14 years, including during tough times, left him all of a sudden?
This behavior of Jagan Mohan Reddy is mentally distancing other leaders from him.
Jagan should realize that the core team is working towards alienating every key and close person to him. If Jagan wants to sail only with the existing core team, he has to forgo everyone else who is close to him.