The MLAs supporting Jagan are in a fix about what they ought do if the Congress issues a whip for the no-confidence motion.
As many as 8 MLAs out of the 27 who had joined the YSR Congress party abstained from a crucial meeting held by party president and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in Hyderabad, on Thursday.
The meeting was held at Jagan's residence at Lotus Pond at Banjara Hills, to discuss the strategy to be adopted during the ensuing session of the Legislative Assembly, which starts on 1 December.
The meeting assumes importance in the wake of the no-confidence motion proposed to be moved by the Telugu Desam Party against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government. However, 8 MLAs who had quit the Congress party to join Jagan's camp skipped the meeting.
The MLAs supporting Jagan are in a fix about what they ought do if the Congress issues a whip for the no-confidence motion. If they vote against the government, they could be disqualified under the Anti-Defection Law. However, they cannot even support the Congress government openly.
"All MLAs will stand by whatever decision Jagan takes in this matter," Parakala MLA Konda Surekha told reporters at Lotus Pond.
When asked about MLAs rejoining the Congress party, she said that "anything is possible in politics".
"Our MLAs may go back to the Congress, and their MLAs may join us anytime. This is politics," she said.
The MLAs who did not attend the meeting include Rayachoti MLA G Srikanth Reddy, Allanani (Nellore), K Satyavathi (Bhadrachalam), Balanagi Reddy (Mantralayam), Jayasudha (Secunderabad), K Srinivasulu (Railwaykodu), N Sesha Reddy (Anaparthy) and K Bharati (Tekkali).
However, party sources say that a few MLAs had abstained from the meeting due to personal reasons.
Besides Pulivendula MLA and Jagan's mother Y S Vijayamma, the MLAs who participated in the meeting are - P Subhash Chandrabose, Amarnath Reddy, K Rambhupal Reddy, D Chandrasekhar, Chenna Keshava Reddy, Mekapati Chandrashekar, Shiva Prasad Reddy, Dharmana Krishna Das, Sucharita, B Srinivas Reddy, Balaraju, Babu Rao, Prasad Raju, Shobha Nagi Reddy, T Ravi, Ramkrishna Reddy, Kapu Ramchandra Reddy, Adi Narayana Reddy, Konda Surekha and Gurunath Reddy. (INN)