By Shivakumar G Malagi
September / 2009
The political skills of the Reddy brothers --which helped them pull off Operation Kamal and ensure the BJP government a majority in the Assembly--could come to the rescue of Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late YSR as he waits for the decision on who the next AP Chief Minister will be.
With the Congress high command frowning on the efforts of the Jagan camp to ensure he makes it to the post without fail, there are many who are keeping their fingers crossed on who the next chief minister could be. "If the high command decides against making Jagan CM, the Reddy brothers could come into the picture.They may push for a Jagan government with the support of a splinter group of the Congress and the Praja Rajyam Party." the sources claimed adding that a couple of legislators of the PRP are relatives of the Reddy brothers.
Health minister B, Sriramulu who is close to the Reddy brothers, is hopeful that Jagan will emerge as CM. "I personally feel Jagan's name may be cleared by the Congress high command after the mourning period," he told Deccan Chronicle.
But there are others who say that with YSR gone, the Reddy brothers are at a loss as they do not have good ties with any other top Congress leader who is close to 10 Janpath.
There is also a feeling in political circles that YSR's absence may spur Congress leaders in Karnataka to pressurise the high command to get tough on the Reddys `illegal' mining business.
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