To ensure Congress win the Kadapa bypolls, CM Kiran Kumar Reddy decided to rope in 15 cabinet ministers for election campaign in Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula assembly constituencies. The CM had a three-hour discussion with PCC chief D Srinivas to finalize party's strategy in tackling YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother Vijayalaxmi in the Kadapa byelections. The ministers have been entrusted with the task of co-ordinating with the rank and file of the party in seven assembly constituencies of the Kadapa parliamentary constituency. Almost all the ministers have been chosen based on their ability to woo voters from their respective communities, mostly BCs.
Ministers who have been made in-charge of assembly constituencies are: Badvel (SC): M Maheedhar Reddy; Kadapa: Kanna Lakshminarayana; Pulivendula: Anam Ramnarayan Reddy and Sailajanath; Kamalapuram: N Raghuveera Reddy; Jammalamadugu: Botsa Satyanarayana and Erasu Pratap Reddy; Proddatur: T G Venkatesh; Mydukur: Dharmana Prasada Rao and Mopidevi Venkataramana. Apart from these, ministers D K Aruna, D Sridhar Babu, Basavaraj Sarayya, P Balaraju, Mohd Jani and Mohd Ali Shabbir have been asked to co-ordinate with the constituency in-charges. Congress is very confident of wooing minority votes in Kadapa through Mohammad Jani and Shabbir Ali. As per sources, the strategy Congress is going to adopt in Kadapa bypolls is to harp on YSR's legacy, his struggle to keep the Congress flag high and the party's commitment to the welfare of the people.
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