YSRC lacks active leaders

By SNV Sudhir

Visakhapatnam, March 20, 2014:  Lack of proper leadership in the two districts- Vizag and Vizianagaram, may affect the electoral prospects of YSRC. While Srikakulam YSRC unit has an active senior politician, Dharmana Prasada Rao, there are no any such prominent and active leaders in Vizianagaram and Vizag districts in the party to bring in some synergy among the cadre, grass root and second rung leaders and the probable candidates, who will fight assembly polls.

After bifurcation, north Andhra having, 34 assembly and 5 loksabha seats, is termed as a crucial region and leadership of every party has been preparing strategies to win maximum seats in the region.

Though, Konatala Ramakrishna, is considered as active politician from the district, he is confined only to party office activities in Hyderabad and spending less time here in Vizag. Probably to fill the leadership vacuum, YSRC chief, YS Jaganmohan Reddy initially decided to field his sister Sharmila from Vizag loksabha seat which will have an impact on all the assembly and loksabha constituencies in the three districts of north Andhra.

Sharmila, is also considered as party’s star campaigner.  But, there are reports that, Jagan, has changed his strategy and decided to field her from some other region than Vizag. Now, though, officially, names of the contestants of the assembly constituencies are not announced, but with the unofficial nod from the party chief some aspirants have already started nurturing their hopes and begun campaigning in their respective constituencies. But, they feel, the activities and campaigning are going directionless.

Meanwhile, former Araku MLA, Kumbha Ravi Babu and ex corporator, GV Ravi Raju, who joined YSRC at the time of the party’s launch and have been actively taking part in various party programmes are said to be unhappy and are ready to switch loyalties to either TD or JSP.

While Ravi Babu wanted Araku assembly ticket, Jagan decided to field former MLC Kidari Sarveswar Rao from the constituency. On the other hand, Ravi Raju expected ticket to contest from Vizag north constituency, which went to party rural unit convenor, Chokkakula Venkat Rao.