YSR's aim: Get back old figure by next year

Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s objective is to see that the Congress party would get the old figure of 186 members in the assembly by next year.

This was the talk going on in the Congress Legislature Party office on Monday. According to one Rayalaseema Congress leader, the Chief Minister wants, under any circumstances, that the Congress strength should go up from 157 to 186. It means, the party should get the support of another 29 members.

“It is a difficult task no doubt. But with a clever strategy, the Congress can split the opposition parties. At least three or four TRS MLAs, seven to eight PRP MLAs are willing to join the Congress. The rest have to come from the TDP and independents. We have to make all out efforts to split the parties,” a YSR loyalist said.