YSR Congress rebel MP, K Raghurama Krishnam Raju, seems to have started playing mind games ahead of the 2024 general elections. He started moving away from YSR Congress and its chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, a few months after his election to the Lok Sabha from Narasapur constituency in West Godavari district.
Ever since, he had been leading a campaign against the YSR Congress, Jagan Mohan Reddy and the State government headed by Jagan. He holds a daily briefing for the media either from Delhi or Hyderabad, where he attacks Jagan and the government in the most heckling form.
He had strongly lobbied to join the BJP, but things were not in his favour. He then tried to move close to the Jana Sena. Here too, things were not in his favour as it appears. Sources say Pawan Kalyan had said no to Raghurama’s entry as the latter had defied Jagan and there would be no guarantee that he would not turn against Jana Sena.
Now, the only option is TDP or end his political career. The latest survey released by him the other day gives TDP a clear edge in the 2024 general elections. According to his survey, the TDP would win 93 Assembly seats hands down. The number would go up to 127 if the TDP aligns with the Jana Sena.
He found a clear anti-incumbency in the state and voters were moving closer to the TDP, isolating the YSR Congress.
If his survey was genuine and reflects the views of the people, he would reap the benefit as well the TDP. But, if his survey was to please the TDP, both the party and himself would end up losing everything. Because, before the 2019 general elections, former MP and Andhra Octopus, Lagadapati Rajagopal, too had released a similar survey report. People knew where Lagadapati is now in Andhra Pradesh politics!
