It appears that Congress still kept all its options open to have poll alliance or merger of Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress party with it. Although, it ushers CBI to fix him in the jail, in which six IAS officials were also charge sheeted, it has not granted permission for prosecuting of four IAS officials until now. Due to this, CBI was unable to proceed for trial in Jagan’s cases. This comes as a blessing as well as a curse for Jagan Mohan Reddy.

While, the Center is applying breaks to CBI from proving Jagan guilty in the court, it also locks him in the jail without facing the trial. So, Jagan has to bear with both the effects due to delay in granting permission for IAS officers’ prosecution. Perhaps, the Congress party kept its option open to fix Jagan Mohan Reddy in jail, if he do not fall in line with it before the election bell rings. If, he joins hands with it then it may put the decision on hold forever and let the CBI cases hang in the air to let Jagan Mohan Reddy come out of bail.

UPA government has so far granted permission for prosecution of two IAS Officers Sri Lakshmi and Brhmananda Reddy only. Still it didn't gave permission for prosecution of Raja Gopal, Subrahmanyam, BP Acharya and Samuel. Unless, it gives permission, CBI can’t go ahead with Jagan’s cases. It is still waiting for Center’s permission even today. So, it entirely depends on whether Jagan would like to surrender to the ruling Congress party or not.