CM Jagan has been sounding for the last few days that at least 20-25 sitting MLAs might not be given party tickets in the 2024 elections as their performance is poor.
The TDP leaders claim that 16 YSRC legislators are in touch with them. That is how they have won the MLC seat with cross-voting.
Feedback from the field revealed that these MLAs are facing strong anti-incumbency in their respective constituencies, and if they are fielded in the next elections, they are sure to be defeated.
They have been facing allegations of corruption or getting a negative response from the people during the government programs.
In fact, Jagan has been openly revealing their names at the internal meetings of the party and asking them to mend their ways.
Some of them tried to improve their performance, while others have not changed their style of functioning despite warnings from Jagan.
In some cases, the chief minister replaced the sitting MLAs with new faces as constituency in-charges, thereby giving them a clear hint that they would not get party tickets.
This is one of the reasons that YSRC lost the MLC seat under the legislators’ quota. In future there will be an exodus from the YSRC to TDP and Babu is already working it out.
The Court verdicts will also make a lot of difference for Jagan.
