YSR Congress Party
YSR Congress Party ( YSRCP ; Telugu యువజన శ్రామిక రైతు కాంగ్రెస్ పార్టీ , Yuvajana, Shramika, Rythu Congress Party , "Youth, Workers and Farmers Congress Party") is a regional political party founded in 2009 in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .
Party history
On September 2, 2009, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh , YS Rajasekhara Reddy (mostly abbreviated as "YSR") was killed in a crash of his helicopter in the mountains near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. Reddy had been a member of the Indian Congress Party . His son YS Jaganmohan Reddy ("Jagan") was also an elected member of the Congress Party for the constituency 27-Kadapa in Lok Sabha . After the death of the popular Chief Minister became known, according to local media reports at least 60 people in Andhra Pradesh either committed suicide or, as local news coverage said, died of a "shock" over the event. Jagan then declared that "his father's soul would not come to rest" through such events and announced that he would undertake a mourning pilgrimage ( Odarpu Yatra ) through Andhra Pradesh to honor his father and to comfort the bereaved.
However, this plan met with opposition from the leadership of the Congress Party, namely Sonia Gandhis , who argued above all that this was not opportune in view of the ongoing tensions over the possible creation of the state of Telangana . Probably they wanted to curb Jagan's ambitious ambitions regarding the succession in the office of Chief Minister and prevent Jagan from presenting himself on his pilgrimage through the country as the ideal successor of his father. After K. Rosaiah was appointed new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Jagan was disappointed. Tensions with the leadership of the Congress Party, which demanded adherence to party discipline, intensified after Jagan began his announced yatra on May 28, 2010. After the Jagan-owned television station Sakshi aired a program on November 19, 2010, in which the leadership of the Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh was openly criticized and the government of Manmohan Singh in Delhi was characterized as "plagued by corruption", the argument continued Sharpness too. The following week, K. Rosaiah resigned from the post of chief minister because he was unable to lead the divided Congress party in Andhra Pradesh. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy was appointed his successor . After Jagan's uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy, Minister of Agriculture in the Andhra Pradesh government, promised Sonia Gandhi that he would bring his unruly nephew back onto the party line, Jagan said in an open letter to Sonia Gandhi on November 29, 2010 his resignation from the Congress party and a week later he announced the founding of a new party in his hometown Pulivendula, which would carry on the legacy of his father YSR.
Jagan did not completely re-establish the party, but instead "took over" the leadership of the YSR Congress Party on February 16, 2011 , an insignificant small splinter party that was founded on September 18, 2009 by Shiva Kumar, an admirer of YSR . Kumar had initiated the registration with the Indian Electoral Commission, which took place on February 1, 2011. The formal re-establishment of the party with a new chairman took place on March 12, 2011 in Idupulapaya (Andhra Pradesh), where YSR is buried. On the one hand, the party name is intended to remind of the deceased Chief Minister, but on the other hand it should be used as an acronym for Yuvajana , Shramika , Rythu ("youth, workers, peasants").
Political program
The political program of the YSR Congress Party is relatively diffuse and thin. The party promises to bring back the "golden years under YSR" ( ... bring back the golden era of YSR ... ). The peasant class and the education of children from poor families should be financially supported.
In the Telangana question, ie the discussion about the possible formation of a new state of Telangana from parts of Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress Party initially took a strictly negative position. On October 4, 2013, Jagmohan Reddy started a hunger strike to protest the looming separation from Telangana. After the division of Andhra Pradesh became a reality, Jaganmohan Reddy called on the two successor states to cooperate. The Telugu people would continue to exist, although they now live in two states.
The main political opponents of the YSR Congress Party are the Congress Party and above all the Telugu Desam Party . In the election to the parliament of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, which took place in parallel to the Lok Sabha election, the party faced an alliance of TDP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Corruption charges
In the run-up to a by-election for the Lok Sabha constituency 27-Kadapa in April 2011, Jagan Reddy had to disclose his financial circumstances as a candidate and declared a fortune of 365 crore rupees (about 47 million euros ). The origin of this great fortune remained unclear. On May 27, 2011, he was arrested on suspicion of unlawful enrichment and corruption. He was accused of having illegally benefited from construction projects (airport, port facilities) in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh ( Prakasam and Guntur districts ) through his own companies and a network of front companies during his father's reign . <After 18 months in prison, he was bailed dismiss.
Previous election results
| year | choice | Parliament seats |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
 Election for Lok Sabha 2014
|
9/543 |
| 2014 | General election in Andhra Pradesh 2014 |
70/294 |
| 2018 | General election in Telangana 2018 |
0/119 |
| 2019 |
Election for Lok Sabha 2019
|
22/543 |
| 2019 | General election in Andhra Pradesh 2019 |
151/175 |
Web links
- YSR Congress , official website of the party (English / Telugu)
Individual evidence
- ^ India politician killed in crash. BBC News, September 3, 2009, accessed September 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Praveen Donthi: How Jaganmohan Reddy broke away from the Congress fold. caravanmagazine.in, May 7, 2014, accessed on September 27, 2014 (English).
- ↑ 'YSR Congress' is now Jagan's party. The Times of India, February 16, 2011, accessed September 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Why YSR Congress? Retrieved September 28, 2014 .
- ^ Agenda / Manifesto. YSR Congress, accessed September 28, 2014 .
- ↑ A. Srinivasa Rao: With assets worth Rs 365 crore, Jagan Reddy might be the richest MP. indiatoday.in, April 16, 2011, accessed June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ ED attaches Rs 863 crore properties of Jagan, others in laundering case. The Times of India, March 5, 2014, accessed September 28, 2014 .
- ↑ ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL \ BYE ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014. Election Commission of India, accessed on August 1, 2014 .
- ↑ This figure reflects the results in Andhra Pradesh before the separation of Telangana on June 2, 2014. Of the 70 MPs, 67 of 175 were from Andhra ( Seemandhra ) and 3 out of 119 from Telangana.
- ↑ Telangana Result Status. Election Commission of India, accessed December 22, 2018 .