Overview
- Jeevan Reddy, a former minister and six-time MLA, resigned on Wednesday in Jagtial, ending his decades-long association and quitting both the party’s primary membership and his AICC membership in a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
- He said he faced humiliation and was sidelined as recent entrants were favored, naming Jagtial MLA M. Sanjay Kumar, and he cited mental distress and the leadership’s silence on a detailed letter he sent on October 24, 2024.
- He publicly criticized Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and vowed to fight back, alleging the government ignored loyal cadres and did not even console the family of his slain supporter M. Ganga Reddy in 2024.
- Congress leaders tried to retain him as TPCC chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud and AICC secretary Sachin Sawant met him in Jagtial, while local tensions flared at his home with workers blocking a district chief and Reddy refusing a party scarf, details highlighted by regional outlets.
- He has not announced a next move, and his departure raises questions about party management in Telangana and could reshape local alignments in Jagtial where defections have already redrawn internal power.