Jagan'll Sweep, If Polls Are Held Now: Lagadapati

Like Octopus Paul which had accurately predicted all the results in the last year’s soccer world cup, Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal also has gained the nick name Andhra Octopus for conducting accurate pre-poll and post-poll surveys.
Lagadapati has come out with a latest survey on the impact of YSR Congress Party floated by former Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on the Congress party prospects in the state.
In his survey report submitted to the Congress high command, Lagadapati has predicted that if the mid-term elections are held now, the YSR Congress Party would walk away with huge number of seats, damaging the Congress party to a great extent. He also predicted that the Jagan party would sweep the by-elections to both Kadapa Lok Sabha seat and Pulivendula assembly seat.
It may be mentioned that most of the surveys conducted by Lagadapati turned out to be more or less accurate. During the last by-elections to 12 assembly seats in the Telangana region, Lagadapati predicted that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi would win the by-elections in all the 11 assembly constituencies it contested with thumping majority and that the Telugu Desam Party would not get deposit in majority of the seats. True to his predictions, the TRS had won all the seats it contested with huge majority and the TDP lost deposits everywhere.
In 2009 general elections, too, Rajagopal predicted that the Congress would get more than 30 Lok Sabha seats and 155-160 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh. And the results proved him right: the Congress got 33 MP seats and 156 assembly seats!

List of MLAs and MPs Supporting Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy

Here is the initial list of MLAs of Andhra Pradesh who are supporting Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy out rightly in his efforts to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Most of the followers / supporters are first term / second term MLAs and former ministers and the dissidents of the Congress Party. Interestingly, Y.S. Jagan has support of 4 or 5 MLAs from Praja Rajyam Party and 2 MLAs of Telugu Desam Party. But, we need to see how long the momentum will sustain as the group has been claiming that they are not going to topple the Kiran Kumar Reddy’s government.
Though the following list is based on the open expression of those leaders and their participation in recent Lakshya Deeksha in Vijayawada, Jala Deeksha in New Delhi and Jana Deeksha in Visakhapatnam, there may be additions and deletions in the day to come as the Congress is trying its best to pacify the MLAs. Apart from MLAs, there are 4 or 5 MPs who can openly support Y.S. Jagan at the moment. But the final balance sheet will be out only after the announcement of political party (YSR Party / Rajanna Rajyam) by Y.S. Jagan. Here is the list of district wise supporters of Y.S. Jagan:
Prakasam District:
1. Balineni Srinivasa Reddy (Ongole)
2. Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy (Darsi)
Warangal District:
1. Konda Surekha (Parakala)
Kadapa District:
1. K. Srinivasulu (Railway Kodoor)
2. Srikanth Reddy (Rayachoti)
3. Kamalamma (Badwel)
4. Amaranath Reddy (Rajampeta)
5. Adinarayana Reddy (Jammalamadugu)
6. Y.S. Vijayalakshmi (Though resigned along with her son, Y.S. Jagan, it is certain that the Pulivendula seat could be retained by YS Jagan’s party.)
Kurnool District:
1. Shobha Nagi Reddy (Allagadda)
2. Shilpa Mohan Reddy (Nandyal)
3. Katasani Ram Bhupal Reddy (Panyam)
Hyderabad District:
1. Jayasudha (Secunderabad)
2. D. Sudheer Reddy (LB Nagar)
3. Bikshapati Yadav (Seri Lingampalli)
4. Srisailam Goud (Kutbullapur)
5. Raji Reddy (Uppal)
West Godavari District:
1. Aalla Nani (Eluru)
2. Maddala Rajesh (Chintalapudi)
3. Mudunooru Prasad (Narasapuram)
4. Anjibabu (Bheemavaram)
East Godavari District:
1. Rapaka Varaprasad (Rajolu)
2. Raja Ashokbabu (Tuni)
3. Thota Narasimham (Jaggampeta)
4. Dwarampoodi Chandrasekhara Reddy (Kakinada)
5. Pilli Subhash Chandrabose (Ramachandrapuram)
6. Ponnada Sateeshkumar (Mummadivaram)
7. Pinipe Viswaroop (Amalapuram)
8. Sesha Reddy (Anaparthy)
Nellore District :
1. Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy (Udayagiri)
2. N. Prasannakumar Reddy (Kovooru -TDP)
Anantapuram District:
1. Gurunath Reddy (Anantapuram)
2. Ramachandra Reddy (Rayadurgam)
MPs supporting Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy:
1. Sabbam Hari (Anakapalle)
2. Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy (Nellore)
3. Anantha Venkatarami Reddy (Ananthapuram)
MLCs Supporting Y.S. Jagan:
1. Pulla Padmavathi
2. Jupudi Prabhakar Rao

YSR Congress Party Flag-Picture, Meaning and Description

Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, President of YSR Congress Party has unveiled the flag of his newly launched party with much fanfare at Idupulapaya, Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The flag symbolises YSR’s pet schemes with three vertical strips in Blue, Green and White. The flag has been unveiled and hoisted at YSR Samadhi in the presence of YS Vijayalakshmi, Sharmila, Bharathi, and Jagan’s supporters and fans along with massive gathering. The program was ended without any interruption in the wake of Election Commission’s suggestion to Y.S. Jagan to take into consideration the code of conduct that has been in force in the district. The party is yet to release it’s manifesto which is expected after the completion of bye elections to Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly constituencies. You can see the image / picture of the YSR Congress flag along with this post. The election commission is also likely to allot a symbol for the new party.
Here is the description of the YSR Party flag: The flag comprises a blue strip, followed by a white and green strips in a vertical positions. The picture of Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy with all his pet schemes in a circle shape are embossed in the white strip. The symbols of the schemes include Aarogya Sree, Indiramma Housing, Jalayagnam, Pension Schems, Fee reimbursement etc. The party sources disclosed the meaning of three strips as folows:
1. Blue Strip: This symbolizes the colour of water, Youth consciousness, self respect of dalits.
2. White Strip in the middle: This hints at a clean and plain image of YS Rajasekhar Reddy and symbolises peace..
3. Green Strip: This symbolises the slogan of Harithandhra Pradesh, power of minorities and humanitarian spirit.
The program was attended by YS Jagan’s close and regular followers such as Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy and Chandra SekharReddy, Konda Surekha and Murali, Bhuma Nagi Reddy and Sobha Nagireddy, Pulla Padmavathi, Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, MLAs Srikanth Reddy, Gurunath Reddy, Adinarayana Reddy, Buchepalli Sivaprasad Reddy, Babu Rao, Katasani Rami Reddy, Ramachandra Reddy, J Prabhakar Rao and Ambati Rambabu, Gattu Ramachandra Rao etc.

Profile of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-Kadapa

Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy is the son of Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy, the late chief minister of Andhra Pradesh with huge mass appeal. Jagan Mohan Reddy was born in Pulivendula village on December 21st, 1972. He studied his M.B.A. and started his political career through campaigning for the Congress Party during 2004 Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. He entered in active politics in 2009 through contesting and winning from Kadapa Parliamentary Constituency. Y.S. Jagan’s political career entered into new phase with the sudden death of his father Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has been in news for his efforts to grab the chiar of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after the demise of YSR. With strong objections from the Congress Party High Command to make him CM of AP and also for his Odarpu Yatra, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy started distancing himself from the Congress Party. He resigned to his MP seat along with his mother Y.S. Vijaya Lakshmi in November 2010 and announced to float his own political party very soon.
The Congress party high command and state leadership have been in nervous with continuous show of strength by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy through his Odarpu Yatra, Lakshya Deeksha at Vijayawada and Jala Deeksha in New Delhi in protest against the judgement of Krishna Water Tribunal.
It is most likely that Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would come up with announcing his party name very soon. The two names that are making rounds for now are Rajanna Rajyam Party and YSR Party. It is almost certain that he could pose a big challenge to the Congress High Command in retaining power in the state and center in 2014 elections. With strong financial back up and own media influence through Sakshi News daily and Television Channel along with mass appeal, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has been perceived as game changer in AP politics and consequently in Politics at Delhi. Following is the brief profile of Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy:

Name	Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Father's Name	Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy
Place and Date of Birth	21st December 1972, Pulivendula, Kadapa District
Education Qualification	MBA
Number of times elected to Parliament	1 time (15th Lok Sabha 2009)
Public Offices Held:	1. MP (Lok Sabha) 2. Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance
Profession	Businessman, Media Business and Politician
Marital Status	Married
Name of the Spouse	Smt. Bharathi Reddy
Number of Children	Two Daughters
Permanent Address	177/1 Kattiganahalli (Village), Bangaluru, Main Road next to Brindavan College, Yelhanka, Bangaluru-500064.
Delhi Address:	26, Lodhi Estate,New Delhi- 110003.
Contact Phone No:	(080) 28478910, 9740002925 (Mobile), Fax: (080) 2847814
Special Interest	Philanthropy and serving the poor and needy
Traveling Abroad	Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.

Profile of Kadapa Lok Sabha Constituency 2011

Following is the brief profile of Kadapa Lok Sabha Constituency, which is going for bye elections on 8th May 2011. Kadapa Parliamentary Constituency has been considered highly prestigious by all major political parties in the state, the Congress, YSR Congress and Telugu Desam. The series of political developments after the death of YS Rajasekhar Reddy have lead to the resignation of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to his MP seat along with the primary membership of the Congress Party. The popularity gained during the regime of YSR has brought so much significance to Kadapa as a politically strong district and a Parliamentary Constituency. Here is the profile of the constituency along with key political statistics:
Kadapa was earlier known as Cuddapah which is South Indian city in Andhra Pradesh. The Kadapa Parliamentary Constituency is located in the south-central part of the Andhra Pradesh. The Kadapa city is situated 8 kilometers from the famous Penna River. Kadapa is also known as the headquarters of the Rayalaseema region of the Andhra Pradesh. Kadapa has a population of 3, 25, 725 according to 2001 census. It might have crossed 4 lakhs in 2011 census. The population numbers of males and females are divided almost equally. Here are these statistics as per 2001 census:
1. Male Electors: 559824
2. Female Electors : 583538
3. Total Electors : 1143362
Contestants for 2011 bye elections are:
1. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy: YSR Congress Party
2. DL Raveendra Reddy: Congress
3. MV Mysoora Reddy : TDP
Assembly Constituencies falls under Kadapa Parliamentary Constituency
1. Cuddapah / Kadapa
2. Badvel (SC)
3. Mydukur
4. Proddatur
5. Jammalamadugu
6. Kamalapuram
7. Pulivendula
Following are the winners of Kadapa Lok Sabha (MP) Constituency till the date:

1. 1952-57: Y. Eswara Reddy (CPI)
2. 1957-62: L. BaliReddy (Congress)
3. 1962-67: Y. Eswara Reddy (CPI)
4. 1967-71: Y. Eswara Reddy (CPI)
5. 1971-77: Y. Eswara Reddy (CPI)
6. 1977-80: Kandula Obul Reddy (Congress)
7. 1980-84: Kandula Obul Reddy (Congress)
8. 1984-89: D.N. Reddy (Telugu Desam)
9. 1989-91: Y. S. Raja Shekhar Reddy (Congress)
10. 1991-96: Y. S. Raja Shekhar Reddy (Congress)
11. 1996-98: Y. S. Raja Shekhar Reddy (Congress)
12. 1998-99: Y. S. Raja Shekhar Reddy (Congress)
13. 1999-04: Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy (Congress)
14. 2004-2009: Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy (Congress)
15. 2009-2010: Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (Congress)
16. 2011 –