Factional feuds puts Jagan's party in disarray in AP

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : May 06 2013 | 7:00 PM IST
With its leader Y S R Jagan Reddy in jail for nearly a year, the YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh appears to be in disarray because of factional fights in different districts.
There appears to be no line in the party command, and the factional feuds are said to be traced to two of Jagan's pointsmen in the party headquarters.
Jagan's mother and party honorary president Y S Vijaya has been occasionally holding talks with leaders from different districts but that has not resulted in any trouble-shooting, a member of the party's Central Governing Council said.
Beginning with Guntur, the YSRC units in West Godavari, East Godavari, Nizamabad, Chittoor, Warangal, Visakhapatnam and Nellore districts are reportedly facing trouble due to in-fighting among leaders.
Even in Jagan's native Kadapa district, the party is in chaos while the scene is no better in Vijayawada city.
The scene has turned so bad in some districts like Nellore and Warangal that the party offices were "sealed" by rival factions to not let others function.
Senior Congress leaders, who joined the Jagan camp and formed his core strength during YSRC's formation, are now distancing themselves away from the faction-ridden outfit.

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