Sai Reddy attacks Jagan, announces new party and padayatra

Former YSR Congress Party MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy on Wednesday, 30 September, launched a sharp attack on YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, alleging that the party used his services before coming to power and sidelined him within three months, The Hindu reports. Speaking in Visakhapatnam, Sai Reddy blamed YSRCP state coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy for conspiring against him by spreading false allegations of land encroachments and extortion. He denied owning any land in Visakhapatnam and said the expansion of Aurobindo Group firms was a business activity unrelated to him.

Sai Reddy said the YSRCP leadership's love for the people was 'fake' and that the state needs a 'third alternative' to the YSRCP and TDP, which he called family-centric organisations, greatandhra.com reports. He denied involvement in the alleged liquor scam, blaming Raj Kasireddy, and questioned whether the YSRCP can win the forthcoming GVMC elections. Sai Reddy said he will announce his new party's name soon and undertake a padayatra across Andhra Pradesh, starting from Uttarandhra. m9.news reports that Jagan has confirmed his own padayatra starting in September or October 2027, and Sai Reddy confirmed he will start by end of 2027 or early 2028, potentially bringing them face-to-face.

Update, 3 October 2026: cnbctv18.com reports that Jagan Mohan Reddy announced his padayatra in September or October 2027 at a party workers' meeting in Parchur, criticising the TDP government over unemployment. This adds a specific date to Jagan's timeline, confirming the earlier m9.news report.