Industrialist and prominent Kamma leader Dasari Jai Ramesh is all set to call it quits to the Telugu Desam Party and join the YSR Congress party.
He is expected to meet YSRC president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in Hyderabad on Friday evening and get a formal entry into the party.
In all probability, Jai Ramesh will be the YSRC candidate for Vijayawada parliamentary constituency in the coming general elections.
There was a talk that another prominent industrialist and film producer Potluri Vara Prasad would be fielded by as YSRC candidate from Vijayawada LS seat, but there was no assurance from Jagan to PVP till now.
In the meantime, the talk of Jai Ramesh’s entry into the YSRC closed all the chances for PVP.
Apparently, Jai Ramesh approached Jagan through Daggubati Venkateshwar Rao who along with his son Hitesh Chenchuram joined the YSRC recently.
One wonders whether Jai Ramesh is an ideal candidate for YSRC for Vijayawada. It is a fact that Jagan is looking for a strong Kamma candidate to take on sitting Telugu Desam Party MP Kesineni Nani in the constituency who has developed tremendous hold over it in the last four years.
So, there are apprehensions whether Jai Ramesh would be able to defeat Kesineni. Reason is that Jai Ramesh has never been active in politics.
Though he was in the TDP, he has been keeping away from party activities and he has lost touch with the people as he has not taken any active participation in any of the agitations. Not many people will acknowledge him.
Secondly, Jai Ramesh is an industrialist, his Vijai Electricals has not been doing that great that made him super rich.
However, his strong Kamma links and connections with other entrepreneurs could have been the reason for Jagan to prefer him.
