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Hours after a massive search operation involving 11 aircraft and 2,000 personnel found Reddy's body deep in the jungles where his helicopter had crashed, the Congress party members in Andhra Pradesh banded together to press the party's central leadership to appoint his son, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, in his place. YSR, as the late chief minister was popularly known, was a giant in regional politics and had run a tightly centralized administration with himself as the locus of authority. He had designated no clear successor. Now, most legislators in the state, being staunch loyalists, are now displaying that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In India: Will Merit Triumph Over Dynastic Ties? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

...heir-aspirant Jaganmohan Reddy has massive business interests including mining, construction and the media and his role in these industries has been controversial, with opposition party members raising loud questions of propriety. Yet, because of his lineage, 115 of the 156 state legislators of the Congress Party are rooting for him over Finance Minister K. Rosaiah, a seasoned politician who has headed various ministries over the years, and who has already taken over as interim chief minister. The other alternative being proposed is another Reddy: Jaipal Reddy, currently a minister in the federal government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In India: Will Merit Triumph Over Dynastic Ties? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

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