YSR Congress Party
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | |
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| Abbreviation | YSRCP |
| President | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy |
| Chairman | Y. S. Vijaya Lakshmi |
| Secretary | V. Vijayasai Reddy |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | V. Vijayasai Reddy |
| Lok Sabha Leader | P. V. Midhun Reddy |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | V. Vijayasai Reddy |
| Founder | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy |
| Founded | 12 March 2011 |
| Split from | Indian National Congress |
| Headquarters | Plot no. 13, Suryadevara Township, Tadepalle, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh[1] |
| Newspaper | Sakshi, Prajanetha |
| Colours | Blue (Official) White Green |
| ECI Status | State party[2] |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 21 / 543
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 7 / 245
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| Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 151 / 175
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| Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | 13 / 58
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| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (transl. Youth Labour Farmers Congress Party; abbr.YSRCP or YCP), is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[3] It was founded by Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy in 2011.[4] Once members of the Indian National Congress, they split from that party in 2011.[5] He was also elected as national party president by his members.[6]
Background
After the sudden death of the then-incumbent Chief Minister Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash in September 2009,[7] his son Jaganmohan Reddy, the incumbent MP from Kadapa, started an Odarpu Yatra (condolence tour) across Andhra Pradesh, to console the families of those who had committed suicide or died of shock after the death of his father. This tour was not supported by the Congress leadership.[8] Congress President Defying the Congress High Command's order to call off the tour, Jagan went ahead with the first leg of the "Odarpu Yatra" in the West Godavari and Khammam districts from in April 2010.[9]
Meanwhile, Sakshi TV news channel and Sakshi newspaper, had been continuously criticizing the new Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah and the Congress leadership at New Delhi. In a special programme on Sakshi TV to mark the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Congress party, a voice-over made remarks on Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the "current state of affairs" in the State, which invited anger and protests from the Congress loyalists and increased the gap and friction between Jagan and the Congress loyalists.[10] The channel later deleted those remarks in a re-telecast.[citation needed]
Politics
After accusing the Congress of ill-treating him and creating rifts in his family by luring his uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy (younger brother of YSR) with a state ministerial berth in the aftermath of the death of his father, Jagan and his mother Y. S. Vijayamma resigned from the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly constituencies respectively and also as members of the Congress in November 2010.[11] [4][12] Many Congress leaders loyal to Jagan also quit the Congress and joined the YSR Congress. This resulted in the weakening of the Congress's strength in both the assembly and the Lok Sabha, necessitating by-elections. In the ensuing by-elections, the party won most of the vacated seats with record-breaking majorities, with many of the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (the main opposition) candidates losing their deposits.[13] The party has a strength of 151 members in the 175-member state assembly and 22 members in the Lok Sabha (out of 25 in AP) as the election results declared on 23 May 2019, simultaneously.[14]
Membership
In March 2012, YSR Congress won the Kovur assembly seat in Nellore district in a by-election.
On 15 June 2012, YSR Congress won the Nellore Lok Sabha seat and 15 of 18 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh. YSR Congress leaders P. Subhash Chandra Bose from Ramachandrapuram constituency of East Godavari district and Konda Surekha from Parakala constituency of Warangal district, both ministers in the YSR cabinet, had switched to YSR Congress party but lost their races.[15]
It lost the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. It went for 2019 general elections by appointing Prashant Kishor, a renowned political strategist in Indian elections[16] and emerged as the 5th largest political party in India.
YSR Congress did not contest in Telangana Assembly election 2018.[17]
YSR Congress swept the 2019 Andhra pradesh assembly elections and 2019 General elections by winning 151 out of 175 seats in the assembly and 22 out of the 25 parliamentary seats. There by Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy became the second chief minister(post bifurcation) of Andhra pradesh.
Chief Ministers
Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
| S.No | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Tenure | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:YSJaganmohan Reddy.jpg | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy (1972–) |
30 May 2019 – Incumbent | 2003 days |
Deputy Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
| No | Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dharmana Krishna Das | 22 July 2020 | Incumbent |
| 2. | A. Kali Krishna Srinivas | 8 June 2019 | Incumbent |
| 3. | Pushpasreevani Pamula | 8 June 2019 | Incumbent |
| 4. | K. Narayana Swamy | 8 June 2019 | Incumbent |
| 5. | Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari | 8 June 2019 | Incumbent |
Electoral Performance
Indian General Elections
| Election Year | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Election | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | 38 | 9 / 543
|
 9
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2.53% | 
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13,995,435 | Others |
| 2019 Election | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | 25 | 22 / 543
|
13
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2.53% | No Changes | 15,537,006 | Others |
State Legislative Assembly Elections
| Election Year | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Election | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | 266 | 70 / 294
|
70
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27.88% |
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13,494,076 | Opposition |
| 2019 Election | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | 175 | 151 / 175
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81
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49.95% | 27.88%
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15,688,569 | Government |
See also
References
- ^ "About us". YSRC Party. 1 January 2019.
- ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Why YSR Congress?". 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b "'YSR Congress' is now Jagan's party - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy split from congress, for own party". The Economic Times. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy walks out of jail after 16 months". IndiaToday. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "national - News - msn". www.msn.com.
- ^ "Defiant Jagan to go ahead with 'Odarpu' yatra - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
- ^ http://zeenews.india.com/election09/story.aspx?aid=640242
- ^ With TV attack on Sonia & PM, Jagan signals it’s time to go. Indian Express (2010-11-21). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Jagan quits Congress, to float 'YSR Congress'". Zee News. 30 November 2010.
- ^ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Jagan is national president of YSR Congress Party. The Hindu (2011-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ "News /National: Jagan quits Congress, Kadapa Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu (2010-11-29). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ^ P, Ashish; DelhiJune 6, ey New; June 6, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 15:55. "Sumitra Mahajan accepts resignation of 5 YSRCP MPs". India Today.
{{cite web}}:|first4=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jagan's YSR Congress wins Nellore Lok Sabha, 15 assembly seats". The Times Of India. 15 June 2012.
- ^ NTV Telugu (9 July 2017), YS Jagan Introduces Political Strategist Prashant Kishor @ YSRCP Plenary Meeting 2017 || NTV, retrieved 25 November 2018
- ^ https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ysrcp-not-contest-telangana-elections-pawan-kalyan-still-undecided-91384
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 December 2020.