Jaganmohan Reddy

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Jaganmohan Reddy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is the President and founder of his party Yuvajana Shramika Raithu Congress YSR Congress). His father, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. Jaganmohan Reddys party won the 2019 Assembly Elections of Andhra Pradesh.His father was in the Indian National Congress (INC) and was a two time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He died on 2 September 2009 in a helicopter crash. His father was loved and respected throughout Andhra Pradesh. When people heard about his death, some of his supporters committed suicide and many died of shock.Jaganmohan Reddy used to campaign for his father in Andhra Pradesh in 2004. Jaganmohan Reddy With His Father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.In 2009, he became a member of the Congress party. Jaganmohan Reddy With Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.He contested the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections from the Kadapa Constituency and won.In February 2010, six months after his fathers death, he began an Odarpu Yatra (condolence tour) for his father. He met his fathers supporters and the families of the people who killed themselves or died upon hearing the news of his death. Jaganmohan Reddy During His Condolence Tour.The Congress leadership directed him to call off his condolence tour, but he stated that it was a personal matter and defied their orders.On 29 November 2010, he quit the Congress party after months of disagreements and arguments with the Congress leadership.In 2012, while he was in jail, he started a hunger strike opposing the formation of Telangana. After 125 hours of fasting, his sugar and blood pressure were down and he had to be admitted to the hospital. Jaganmohan Reddy during His Hunger Strike.On 6 November 2017, he started a 3000 km long padayatra (foot march) named Praja Sankalpa Yatra. He started this foot march to visit all the 125 Assembly segments in all the 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The march took 430 days to complete and ended on 9 January 2019. Jaganmohan Reddy During His Padayatra.