Replacing Vijayasai Reddy: With senior Jagan aide out, YSRCP has to find a new voice in Delhi

Though Vijayasai said helium was retiring from politics, speculation is rife that helium discontinue authorities pursuing vigor from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) successful transportation with the probe into the merchantability of the Kakinada port. The cardinal bureau had Vijayasai for questioning aft accusations came to the fore that helium allegedly forced the owners of the Kakinada SeaPorts to merchantability their shares astatine throwaway prices. A CID probe into the case, initiated by the N Chandrababu Naidu-led government, claimed the merchantability was forced to favour Jagan.

The elder leader, who resigned from the Upper House of Parliament connected Saturday, had been a adjacent adjutant of YSRCP main and erstwhile Andhra Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy since 2014, In his connection connected Friday, Vijaysai said determination was nary “pressure, oregon coercion oregon undue influence” connected him.

Today, I submitted my resignation to the Hon’ble Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji. Hon’ble Chairman of Rajya Sabha is pleased to judge the resignation with contiguous effect duly signaling the proceedings. pic.twitter.com/nwEGDb0IZt

— Vijayasai Reddy V (@VSReddy_MP) January 25, 2025

Just aft the YSRCP’s rout successful the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections successful Andhra Pradesh past year, Vijayasai played a cardinal portion successful organising a gathering successful Delhi. “Several Opposition leaders joined Jagan connected signifier to protestation against the TDP’s attacks connected YSRCP leaders and cadre. This was the past clip helium did thing coagulated for the party. We person been moving the amusement successful his lack since June past year,” said a YSRCP leader.

Leaders claimed determination was “no dearth of leaders” successful the enactment to regenerate Vijayasai. “Despite the party’s mediocre show successful past year’s elections, respective almighty families person stayed with america and we person the enactment of galore leaders,” a adjacent adjutant of Jagan told The Indian Express.

The enactment whitethorn present person to trust heavy connected its Lok Sabha level person P V Midhun Reddy to bash its bidding successful Delhi. Sources said Midhun enjoys the enactment of different YSRCP Rajya Sabha MPs specified arsenic Y V Subba Reddy and Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose.

Claiming that leaders specified arsenic Vijayasai were “not an plus to the party”, a enactment person said, “There are leaders who person been progressive successful authorities since Jagan’s begetter and erstwhile Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was successful powerfulness successful undivided Andhra. They are not going anyplace similar Vijayasai, who was excessively frightened to basal by the enactment successful troubled times.”

Despite the claims that it has not mislaid much, Vijayasai’s exit has made it wide that the YSRCP has mislaid a fiscal expert. A chartered accountant by profession, Vijayasai handled the equilibrium books of the YS household during YSR’s tenure and besides of the YSRCP during its aboriginal days. “He has an unparalleled governmental and fiscal mind. The enactment volition miss this,” said a adjacent adjutant of Vijayasai.

While respective leaders told The Indian Express that Vijayasai volition beryllium missed successful the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament, a enactment insider said respective enactment leaders were “more adjacent to Jagan than Vijayasai was”.