When Y S Jaganmohan Reddy defied the Congress high command and formed his own party YSR Congress party, a huge wave raised among the people and many started talking that he will create a landslide history in the 2014 elections just like N T Rama Rao did for TDP in 1983 elections. But things are no longer the same.
The CBI has prosecuted Jagan on illegal assets case and he is in the jail for more than ten months. At this point, if Jagan is still inside the jail when the 2014 elections happen, can YSRCP show the same landslide effect? This may not be happening. Though Jagan’s sister Sharmila and his mother Vijayamma are doing their best, it is not like having Jagan among the people.
Already, there has been a dip in the percentage of leaders who are shifting to YSRCP from different parties. The absence of Jagan during canvassing and strategy planning is surely going to impact the presence of YSRCP in the elections. And if the Enforcement Directorate files its case and takes Jagan to Delhi then it would further deepen the crisis. The only consolation will be a vote bank split between Congress and TDP. For the total thing to change, Jagan must come out of jail but that looks very unlikely as of now.
The CBI has prosecuted Jagan on illegal assets case and he is in the jail for more than ten months. At this point, if Jagan is still inside the jail when the 2014 elections happen, can YSRCP show the same landslide effect? This may not be happening. Though Jagan’s sister Sharmila and his mother Vijayamma are doing their best, it is not like having Jagan among the people.
Already, there has been a dip in the percentage of leaders who are shifting to YSRCP from different parties. The absence of Jagan during canvassing and strategy planning is surely going to impact the presence of YSRCP in the elections. And if the Enforcement Directorate files its case and takes Jagan to Delhi then it would further deepen the crisis. The only consolation will be a vote bank split between Congress and TDP. For the total thing to change, Jagan must come out of jail but that looks very unlikely as of now.
