YSR's successor episode comes to an end
Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Ramachandra Rao, a Rajya Sabha member, has met Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party general secretary in-charge of Andhra Pradesh M. Veerappa Moily and told them that the Congress would gain immensely by naming Jagan as chief minister.
With the seven-day mourning period ending Wednesday, hectic efforts are on in both New Delhi and Hyderabad to pick a new chief minister.
Political activity aimed at finding a successor to late Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy reached a climax Thursday with Congress legislators rushing here anticipating a meeting to elect a new leader.
The legislators started arriving here on the direction of ministers in charge of their respective districts who are confident that the Congress will name YSR's 37 year old son and Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy the post of next chief minister.
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting is likely to be held in a few days to elect the new leader. YSR loyalists claim to have the support of 152 out of 154 assembly members to make Jagan the chief minister.
Party sources said the CLP meeting would elect Jagan as the leader in the presence of party's central observers, who would then convey the choice to party president Sonia Gandhi for a formal announcement.
The sources have not ruled out the possibility of the CLP authorising Sonia Gandhi to take a decision after getting a firm assurance that Jagan would be named the leader.
This way, no one would feel that the central leadership had to bow to pressure from YSR loyalists.
With the seven-day mourning period ending Wednesday, hectic efforts are on in both New Delhi and Hyderabad to pick a new chief minister.
Political activity aimed at finding a successor to late Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy reached a climax Thursday with Congress legislators rushing here anticipating a meeting to elect a new leader.
The legislators started arriving here on the direction of ministers in charge of their respective districts who are confident that the Congress will name YSR's 37 year old son and Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy the post of next chief minister.
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting is likely to be held in a few days to elect the new leader. YSR loyalists claim to have the support of 152 out of 154 assembly members to make Jagan the chief minister.
Party sources said the CLP meeting would elect Jagan as the leader in the presence of party's central observers, who would then convey the choice to party president Sonia Gandhi for a formal announcement.
The sources have not ruled out the possibility of the CLP authorising Sonia Gandhi to take a decision after getting a firm assurance that Jagan would be named the leader.
This way, no one would feel that the central leadership had to bow to pressure from YSR loyalists.
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