Vijaysai Reddy to launch new political party on Nov 11, seeks to emerge as alternative in AP
Amaravati, Nov 8 (TNT): Former YSRCP Rajya Sabha member V Vijaysai Reddy on Sunday announced that he would launch a new political party on November 11, seeking to emerge as an alternative political force in Andhra Pradesh, where the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) are the principal political players.
Vijaysai Reddy, once a close confidant of former Chief Minister and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, is making a fresh political beginning after parting ways with the party and resigning from the Rajya Sabha in January 2025.
Claiming that people were disillusioned with both the ruling and opposition parties, the 69-year-old chartered accountant-turned-politician said there was a political vacuum in the State that his proposed party intended to fill.
He said the new outfit would focus on patriotism, people’s welfare and safeguarding the interests of Andhra Pradesh.
His move assumes significance as he was once among the key strategists of the YSRCP and played an important role in the party’s parliamentary affairs.
His decision to float a separate outfit could add another dimension to the State’s political landscape amid the TDP-led alliance government’s tenure and the YSRCP’s role as the principal opposition.
Taking aim at successive governments, Vijaysai criticised both the TDP and YSRCP over their performance, particularly on law and order.
He also expressed concern over the State’s mounting debt, claiming that public debt had increased from Rs one lakh crore at the time of bifurcation in 2014 to Rs 10 lakh crore, with the per capita debt burden estimated at Rs 5.5 lakh.
He said the proposed party would seek to take people’s concerns to the Assembly and Parliament and safeguard the State’s interests by coordinating with the Union government, irrespective of which party was in power at the Centre.
He said November 11 was chosen for the party launch on the advice of a priest, who had fixed an auspicious time, and denied any other motive behind the date.
The formal launch is expected to provide clarity on the party’s name, organisational structure and political agenda.
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