Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy signaled a potential shift toward the opposition INDIA bloc by expressing support for the CJP and advocating independent election commissioner appointments.
The YSRCP chief expressed regret over his party's previous support for the 2023 Chief Election Commissioner Act and criticized the use of unrevised electoral rolls with 4.6 million fake voters.
BJP leaders noted that a YSRCP-Congress alliance could challenge the ruling TDP in Andhra Pradesh and impact settler votes in Telangana while complicating BJP's legislative math for constitutional amendments.