With the question arising, who is YSR Congress founder - Jagan or Basha?, the Kadapa byelections have become more curious. One of the contestants for Kadapa Lok Sabha seat Akbar Mahaboob Basha lodged a complaint with chief electoral officer Bhanwar Lal claiming that he was the real founder of the YSR Congress party. Basha in his complaint said that Jaganmohan Reddy was 'illegally' using his party's name.
Basha, a resident of Kadapa town filed his nomination papers from Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency on the first day of notification (April 11). Basha contends, "I am the founder of the YSR Congress party and I am contesting on behalf of my party." He said he had applied to the Election Commission for registration of YSR Congress in 2009 and the case was pending in court. The CEO said that he would forward the petition given by Basha to the Election Commission. Replying to a question, Bhanwar Lal said the issue of party would be sorted out during the scrutiny of the nominations.
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