In selecting candidates for next election ..i.e is his exercise of candidates’ selection commencing, Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy is learnt to be have developed second thoughts over dropping of sitting MLAs for the coming elections.
According to original plan, YSR was expected to deny tickets to at least 80 sitting MLAs and replace them with new faces. He put forth the same proposal before the Congress high command. Now, he is learnt to have changed his mind. Reason: Most of the MLAs, who suspected that they would not get tickets this time, approached PCC president D Srinivas and through him approached the high command. Huge amounts changed hands in this process and the high command, too, would not deny the PCC president’s recommendations.
Secondly, political equations have been rapidly changing in the State and those who do not get tickets can easily jump into the Telugu Desam or Praja Rajyam Party. And it is not sure whether the fresh faces fielded from their places would be able to face the elections boldly.
So, there might not be many droppings of sitting MLAs, except in a few places, sources say.
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