As the elections to Andhra Pradesh assembly and Lok Sabha are fast approaching, YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has been under tremendous pressure in the selection of right candidates to be fielded in various constituencies.
Since various surveys indicated that Jagan has the fair chances of coming to power in the state, he has naturally been flooded with requests for the party tickets.
Several aspirants for the party tickets have been lobbying through leaders close to the party president.
It is here that Jagan is said to be under pressure from certain leaders who are claiming themselves to be his reliable advisors.
Because of these advisors, even those who have bright chances of winning are not able to get an assurance from Jagan for the party posts.
The teams constituted by Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) floated by political strategist Prashant Kishor have come with a list of definite winners based on the feedback they had taken from the people during their extensive field-level studies. But, these advisors have been recommending other candidates for the same seats.
In 2014, too, this same set of advisors had given similar advices to Jagan and made him field candidates in several constituencies and many of them had lost in the elections.
At least this time, Jagan should go cautious in selection of candidates as per his scientific surveys, rather than going by recommendation from these advisors, who he believes are his close confidants!
