The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) to publicly come out against media reports that said party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had been elected as president for life.
In July, media reports had stated that the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP founder was unanimously elected as the permanent president of the party. The EC had written to the party on July 19 seeking its comments on the matter. In its reply on August 23, the party informed the EC of “unanimous” election of Mr. Reddy as president on July 8 and July 9, but “did not categorically admit or deny the specific allegation as forwarded in Election Commission of India’s reference”, the EC order on Wednesday said.
