Earlier, the YCP outfit was delivered a killer blow with the departure of Alla Nani who previously worked as deputy CM and is a close associate of the YS family. His departure means that YCP is essentially wiped out of the Eluru assembly segment.
Now, in another shocker of a blow to the Jagan led party, it is on the brink of getting wiped out from Ongole as well.
Balineni Srinivas Reddy who has been leading the charge for the party in Ongole over the last few years is set to quit the ranks. He has informed the decision to quit YCP to his near and dear cadres it seems.
In reality, Balineni had been away from the YCP ecosystem right after the elections. He was displeased with Jagan’s decision to let go of Maganti Srinivasulu Reddy who belonged to Ongole MP segment and this was followed by the defeat in the 2024 elections.
In the end, Balineni perhaps felt that his time in YCP must come to an end now, considering that he anyway didn’t have sufficient importance as he was ignored in Jagan’s earlier cabinet expansion as well while YCP was in power.
With Balineni’s departure, YCP is essentially without a pioneer in Ongole. Moreover, losing a long standing associate like Balineni is a blow to the YS household as well.