Vijayawada (AP): Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy was, on Saturday, unanimously elected as the leader of the YSR Congress legislature party, sources said.
The meeting of the newly elected MLAs at the YSR Congress office lasted for 45 minutes before the decision was made, party sources said.
Thanking the MLAs for electing him as the legislature party leader, Reddy said, “in 2019, people voted for us out of faith and belief, in 2024 they should give us a bigger mandate because of our performance.”
Reddy’s election would be conveyed to governor E.S.L. Narasimhan later on Saturday for the party to stake claim to government in the state, sources added.
The party had earlier announced that the swearing-in ceremony would be held on May 30 at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium located in the city.
Reddy is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Sunday.
Reddy, whose party stormed to power with a landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, is likely to discuss providing outside or issue-based support to the Modi government in the meeting, sources said on Saturday.
The meeting assumes importance as the YSRCP chief during the election campaign had said his party would support whoever promises Andhra Pradesh the Special Category Status.
According to an official source, the YSRCP chief will arrive in the national capital tomorrow morning and will meet the prime minister at noon.
After meeting Modi, he is expected to interact with Andhra Bhawan officials, the source added.
Reddy will take oath as new Chief Minister of the state on May 30 in Vijayawada.
In a spectacular performance, Reddy’s YSR Congress won 151 of the 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, the elections for which were held on April 11. The party also secured 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.