By IANS,
Hyderabad : The central leadership of the Congress party is considering Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for the post of Andhra Pradesh chief minister, said a close aide of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao, a long-time friend of YSR who died in a helicopter crash on Sep 2, told reporters that the central leadership would take a decision on this issue.
Rao, who is also member of the Rajya Sabha, met YSR’s son Jaganmohan Reddy at the CM’s Camp Office soon after his return from Delhi where he pitched hard for his candidature.
Rao met party president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior leaders during the three days he was in Delhi and apprised Jaganmohan of the outcome of his talks.
Rao would return to Delhi after attending an all-party condolence meeting here Friday evening for further consultations with the leadership.
His visit to Hyderabad, meeting with Jagan and return to Delhi triggered speculations in political circles here that the leadership was reluctant to name 37-year-old Jagan, a first time parliamentarian, as the next chief minister and has instead offered the post of deputy chief minister or a berth in central cabinet. The leadership is also reportedly ready to appoint him to some key post in the party.