A political crisis gripped the ruling YSR Congress Party in Prakasam district after senior leader Balineni Srinivasa Reddy resigned as the party’s regional coordinator on Saturday.
Hurt by the ‘‘ill-treatment’‘ meted out to him during Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s recent visit to Markapur town in the district, the former Energy Minister had decided to step down from the post after consulting his close followers, according to sources.