After losing badly in the election, winning only 11 seats, Jagan Mohan Reddy is trying to rebuild his party, according to insiders. It is said that he is taking strict action against those blamed for the poor results.
P Venkata Siddha Reddy, who won in 2019 in Kadiri, was not given a ticket for 2024. He has been ousted from the party as part of an attempt to "cleanse" it. However, many party members doubt if this is the right step towards cleansing the party.
Targeting PV Siddha Reddy first has raised concerns among activists. Siddha Reddy argues that he wasn't the problem but rather a victim of the party's issues.
Grassroots activists believe the defeat was due to Jagan Mohan Reddy’s advisers, like Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy and others, who were more focused on their own interests than on the party's success.
Many in the party believe that if Jagan Mohan Reddy feels the party needs cleansing, his first step should be to distance himself from his close advisers.
Critics say Jagan Mohan Reddy needs to face these truths and address the real reasons for the party's failures, coming out of his cocoon. They call for deeper self-examination and more significant reforms, not just punishing trivial individuals.
Whether Jagan Mohan Reddy can make meaningful changes remains uncertain.
