YSRCP leader accuses Naidu of deceiving BCs on reservation quota

YSRCP leader accuses Naidu of deceiving BCs on reservation quota Published – August 19, 2026 11: 22 pm IST – VIJAYAWADA.

Key points

• YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and former Minister Poluboina Anil Kumar Yadav on Wednesday alleged that Chief Minister N.
• He further asserted that BC leaders had secured nine of 13 mayoral posts, six of 13 Zilla Parishad chairperson positions and 44 of 84 municipal chairperson posts during the YSRCP regime.
• He recalled that the previous YSRCP administration had issued an order in 2019 providing for 34% BC reservations in local bodies, but the move was challenged in court.
• Anil Kumar Yadav asserted that the YSRCP administration had expanded BC political representation despite legal restrictions on reservations.
• Addressing a press conference at the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli, Mr.

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and former Minister Poluboina Anil Kumar Yadav on Wednesday alleged that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was preparing to "deceive" Backward Classes (BCs) by announcing 34% reservations in local bodies and subsequently allowing the move to be challenged in court.

Addressing a press conference at the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli, Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav alleged that the administration would afterwards blame the YSRCP for any legal hurdles to implement the proposed quota. He asserted that details of the reservation proposal were being issued in advance to create an impression that the Opposition would approach the courts.

He recalled that the previous YSRCP administration had issued an order in 2019 providing for 34% BC reservations in local bodies, but the move was challenged in court. He alleged that individuals associated with Mr. Naidu were behind the litigation.

Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav asserted that the YSRCP administration had expanded BC political representation despite legal restrictions on reservations. While 28 of 58 MLC positions went to the community, he remarked 11 of the State's 25 Lok Sabha seats and four Rajya Sabha seats were given to BC leaders.

He further asserted that BC leaders had secured nine of 13 mayoral posts, six of 13 Zilla Parishad chairperson positions and 44 of 84 municipal chairperson posts during the YSRCP regime. He additionally cited the appointment of 76 BC leaders as market yard chairpersons.

Taken together, the developments around YSRCP leader accuses Naidu of deceiving BCs on reservation quota point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.