Is Pranab Mukherjee supporting Y.S. Jagan?

Y.S. Jagan is frequently communicating with Central Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. Kadapa MP even met Pranab for couple of times secretly in last two months.

As per the sources, Jagan has been meeting Congress senior leader Pranab secretly. His last meeting was at the time of TDPs no-confidence motion in Assembly. Delhi sources also said that Jagan has met few Congress big leaders Sonia Gandhi’s political advisor, Ahmad Patel, Andhra Pradesh state in-charge, Gulam Nabi Azad etc. MIM MP Owaisi is helping Jagan to communicate with top Congress leaders in Delhi.

It’s not easy to convince Pranab because he is very practical and he can understand the things very well. He is popular for strategies and several opposition leaders made comments that Pranab is behind the drama of Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha.

Jagan and Pranab have good relationship since 2009. Pranab played a major role in proposing Rosaiah’s name as CM by Jagan in the CLP meeting after YSR’s death. Few Congress sources say Pranab seriously warned Sonia and other Congress leaders while Jagan leaving the party because Pranab know facts and charisma of Jagan. In an interview, Jagan clearly stated that if time comes then he will definitely support UPA in future. After Kadapa elections, Congress identified that it needs Jagan support in Andhra Pradesh for the next elections to form the government.

20 Congress MPs in touch with Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

As per the sources from Congress and YSR CP, there are twenty Congress MPs are regularly in touch with YSR CP President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Interestingly, Congress senior MP Kaavuri Sambhasiva Rao is also in contact with Jagan.

We all know that, AP congress has been facing several problems in every issue due to lack of strong leader. AP Congress seemed dead, after sudden death of Chief Minister Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. During his regime, we didn’t see any problems in Congress except few senior members of Congress like V. Hanumantha Rao. But, none bothered about their comments. After YSR’s assassination, several Congress leaders started feeling they’re supreme.

Former Chief Minister K.Rosaiah, who is senior most in Congress, became CM after YSRs death. Initially, everyone believed he is right person and he can drive the state in the foot steps of YSR. But, Rosaiah concentrated more on financial issues instead of social welfare schemes. He made several changes in several social welfare schemes that ran successfully during YSR period. He almost stopped arogya sri, 108 & 104 services, and not sanctioned any new houses in Indiramma gruhalu etc. Meanwhile, several senior Congress leaders started targeting YSR and his son Jagan. Congress high command did not give persmission to Jagan to continue his “Odharpu Yatra.” Jagan has met UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi with his mother Y.S. Vijayamma but Sonia not granted permission. So, it is clear that Sonia feared if they will give permission then Jagan will become strong leader like his father.

Nevertheless, Jagan continued his Odharpu and but did not comment any thing over Sonia or Congress government. Finally, he left the Congress and established YSR Congress Party. In the Kadapa by-elections, Jagan and his mother Vijayamma contested and won with huge majority.

Later, Jagan said Congress government is running over his mercy and he can collapse the government at any time. Reportedly, Jagan has 80 Congress MLAs support but it was only 16 during TDPs no-confidence motion.

Several MLAs brothers and sons have been regularly in touch with Kadapa MP. Recently, sources reveal 20 state Congress MPs have been regularly communicating with Jagan. Kavuri Sambhasiva Rao, Rayapati Sambhasiva Rao, and Anathapuram MP Anantha Venkatarami Reddy are also in this list. We should also add Lagapati Raj Gopal into this list because during a television debate, Anakapalli MP Sabbam Hari, who is loyal to Jagan, confirmed Lagapati is seeking MP ticket from YSR CP.