The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP; ), often shortened to simply the YSR Congress Party, is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The party was initially registered with Election Commission of India by Kolishetti Shiva Kumar. Thereafter, the party was taken over by its current president, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, having served as the state's chief minister from 2019–2024. It currently has 4 seats in the Lok Sabha.
Origins After the sudden death of the then-incumbent Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR) in a helicopter crash in September 2009, his son, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the incumbent MP from Kadapa requested Sonia Gandhi to make him chief minister but party denied his request. Just to fulfill Jagan's promise he started an Odarpu Yatra (condolence tour) across Andhra Pradesh, to console the families of those who committed suicide or died of shock after the death of his father. The tour was not supported by the Congress leadership. Defying the Congress Working Committee's order to call off the tour, Jagan went ahead with the first leg of the "Odarpu Yatra" in the West Godavari and Khammam districts in April 2010.
Meanwhile, Sakshi TV news channel and Sakshi newspaper, which are closely affiliated with YSR and Jagan, had been continuously criticizing the new Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah and the Congress leadership at New Delhi. In a special programme on Sakshi TV to mark the 125th-anniversary celebrations of the Congress party, a voice-over made remarks on Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the "current state of affairs" in the state, which invited anger and protests from the Congress loyalists and increased the gap and friction between Jagan and the Congress loyalists.With TV attack on Sonia & PM, Jagan signals it’s time to go. Indian Express (2010-11-21). Retrieved on 2011-10-20. The channel later omitted those remarks in a re-telecast.
After accusing the Congress of ill-treating him and with a state ministerial slot in the aftermath of the death of his father, Jagan and his mother, Y. S. Vijayamma, resigned from the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly constituencies respectively and also as members of the Congress in November 2010.Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Jagan is national president of YSR Congress Party. The Hindu (2011-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-20. Many Congress leaders loyal to Jagan also quit the party and joined the YSR Congress. This resulted in the weakening of Congress in both the assembly and Lok Sabha, necessitating by-elections. Initially the party was set up by K. Shiva Kumar, a fan of YSR. After the rift with congress Y. S. Jagan acquired YSRCP and took complete responsibilities from Shiva Kumar., and later, after few years, Jagan expelled the party founder and took the complete control of the party.
Electoral performance In the ensuing by-elections, after the formation of the party, it won most of the vacated seats with many of the Indian National Congress (governing party) and the Telugu Desam Party (the main opposition) candidates losing their deposits."News /National: Jagan quits Congress, Kadapa Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu (2010-11-29). Retrieved on 2011-10-20. In March 2012, YSR Congress won the Kovur Assembly seat in Nellore district in a by-election.
In 2012 by-polls were held for 18 assembly constituencies which are: Parkal, Narsannapeta, Payakaraopet, Ramachandrapuram, Narasapuram, Polavaram (ST), Prathipadu (SC), Macherla, Ongole, Udayagiri, Rajampet, Kodur (SC), Rayachoti, Allagadda, Yemmiganur, Rayadurg, Anantapur Urban and Tirupati.
On 15 June 2012, YSR Congress won the Nellore Lok Sabha seat and 15 of 18 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh. YSRCP leaders P. Subhash Chandra Bose from Ramachandrapuram of East Godavari district and Konda Surekha from Parkal of Warangal district, both Ministers in the YSR cabinet, had switched to YSR Congress party but lost their races.
It lost the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election to the Telugu Desam Party, which had previously been in opposition to the INC government. One-third of the MLAs who won for the YSR Congress in the 2014 Elections had joined the Telugu Desam Party by 2017.
It went for 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in 2019 emerged as the 5th largest political party in India. It did not contest in 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.
The party won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election in a landslide, winning 151 of the 175 seats, including a clean sweep in Vizianagaram Kadapa, Kurnool and Nellore districts. It was in government from 30 May 2019 to 2024 having 151 members in the 175-member state assembly. In addition to it, the party had 22 members in the Lok Sabha out of 25 in AP based on the election results declared on 23 May 2019.
The party lost the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election to the NDA alliance, securing only 11 out of 175 seats in the state legislative assembly even failing to secure the opposition status as the party didn't secure at least 10% seats.
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Election YearAssembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Overall votes (%) of votes (+/-) in seats Vote swingOutcomeAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly201414thY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy26613,494,07627.88% 70 new201915th17515,688,56949.95% 81 22.07202416th17513,284,13439.37% 14010.58
Lok Sabha electoral performance
Election YearLok Sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Overall votes (%) of votes (+/-) in seats Vote swingOutcomeLok Sabha201416thY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy4213,995,43529.14%9 new201917th2515,537,00649.89%1320.75202418th2513,174,87439.61%1810.28
List of party leaders In 2022, the Election Commission of India (ECI) sought clarification from the YSR Congress Party regarding the reports announcing Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy as the permanent president of the party. The ECI expressed its displeasure and concern over this potential adoption by the party, citing it as an anti-democratic move.
President No. Portrait Name Term in office Assumed office Left office Time in office 1 Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy(born 1972) 12 March 2011 Incumbent
Chairperson No. Portrait Name Term in office Assumed office Left office Time in office1 Y. S. Vijayamma(born 1956)12 March 20115 May 2022
Legislative leaders List of chief ministers Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
No.PortraitNameTerm in officeConstituencyMinistryAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office1Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy(born 1972)30 May 201911 June 202415thPulivendulaJagan
List of deputy chief ministers
ImageName(MLA/MLC)[Constituency]Term in OfficeTime in OfficePortfolio(s)Took OfficeLeft Office Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari(MLA for Kadapa)8 June2019 11 June2024 Minority Welfare K. Narayana Swamy(MLA for Gangadhara Nellore) Commercial Taxes Excise Alla Nani(born 1969)(MLA for Eluru) 8 June2019 7 April2022 Health Family Welfare Medical Education Pushpasreevani Pamula(born 1986)(MLA for Kurupam) Tribal Welfare Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose(MLC) 8 June2019 18 June2020 Revenue Registration Stamps Dharmana Krishna Das(MLA for Narasannapeta) 22 July2020 7 April2022 Roads & Buildings Revenue Registrations & Stamps Budi Mutyala Naidu(MLA for Madugula) 11 April2022 11 June2024 Panchayat Raj Rural Development Gram Volunteers / Ward Volunteers Village Secretariats / Ward Secretaries (Panchayats Jurisdiction) Kottu Satyanarayana(MLA for Tadepalligudem) Endowments Rajanna Dora Peedika(MLA for Salur) Tribal Welfare
Lok Sabha Members Election YearPortraitMember of ParliamentConstituencyState 2024Y. S. Avinash ReddyKadapaAndhra PradeshMaddila GurumoorthyTirupati (SC)P. V. Midhun ReddyRajampetGumma Thanuja RaniAraku (SC) 2019Goddeti MadhaviAraku (ST)Andhra PradeshBellana Chandra SekharVizianagaramM. V. V. SatyanarayanaVisakhapatnamBeesetti Venkata SatyavathiAnakapalliVanga GeethaKakinadaChinta AnuradhaAmalapuram (SC)Margani BharatRajahmundryRaghu Rama Krishna RajuNarasapuramKotagiri SridharEluruVallabhaneni BalasouriMachilipatnamLavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu(Resigned on 24 January 2024)NarasaraopetNandigam SureshBapatla (SC)Magunta Sreenivasulu ReddyOngolePocha Brahmananda ReddyNandyalSanjeev Kumar(Resigned on 10 January 2024)KurnoolTalari RangaiahAnantapurKuruva Gorantla MadhavHindupurY. S. Avinash ReddyKadapaAdala Prabhakara ReddyNelloreBalli Durga Prasad Rao(Died on 16 September 2020)Tirupati (SC)Maddila Gurumoorthy(Elected on 2 May 2021)Tirupati (SC)P. V. Midhun ReddyRajampetN. ReddeppaChittoor (SC)2014Ponguleti Srinivasa ReddyKhammamTelanganaKothapalli GeethaAraku (ST)Andhra PradeshY. V. Subba Reddy(resigned on 20 June 2018)OngoleS. P. Y. Reddy(Died on 30 April 2019)NandyalButta RenukaKurnoolY. S. Avinash Reddy(resigned on 20 June 2018)KadapaMekapati Rajamohan Reddy(resigned on 20 June 2018)NelloreVaraprasad Rao Velagapalli(resigned on 20 June 2018)Tirupati (SC)P. V. Midhun Reddy(resigned on 20 June 2018)Rajampet2011Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy(elected on 13 May 2011)KadapaAndhra Pradesh2012Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy(elected on 15 June 2012)Nellore
List of Rajya Sabha Members No Name Date of Appointment Date of Retirement 1Y. V. Subba Reddy02-Apr-202401-Apr-20302Golla Babu Rao02-Apr-202401-Apr-20303Meda Raghunadha Reddy02-Apr-202401-Apr-20304S. Niranjan Reddy22-Jun-202221-Jun-2028
See also List of political parties in India List of Indian National Congress breakaway parties Telugu Desam Party Janasena Party
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