Another blow to ex-Andhra Chief Minister Jagan Reddy, 3rd YSR Congress MP quits

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Ryaga Krishnaiah resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat on Tuesday, becoming the third leader of the party to step down after its defeat in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar accepted Krishnaiah’s resignation with immediate effect. Recently, Beedha Mastan Rao Jadhav and Venkataramana Rao Mopidevi, both from YSRCP, resigned from their Rajya Sabha membership with plans to join the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

With the latest resignation, YSR Congress Party now has nine members remaining in the Rajya Sabha. The YSR Congress Party stated on Tuesday that Krishnaiah’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha would not weaken the party, accusing him of aligning with TDP chief and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu.

YSRCP leaders P Anil Kumar Yadav and K Karumuri Nageswar Rao expressed disappointment over Krishnaiah’s resignation, alleging that Naidu was “buying” leaders. “Chandrababu is using such tactics to distract from his failure in providing effective governance. Krishnaiah’s actions will not weaken the YSR Congress Party, and the public will respond strongly and teach a lesson when the time comes,” the YSRCP leaders said in a statement.