YS Jagan Mohan Reddy used to be very confident or Over Confident before 2014 Elections. He never wanted to have an alliance with any party. But then, Jagan seems to have realized that he can not fight a lone battle in 2019 elections.
We have already seen Jagan Mohan Reddy extending a hand to BJP and now the Opposition Leader of Andhra Pradesh is extending the hand to Communist parties as well. YSR Congress had extended support to the State Bandh on 8th of this month called by the Communists.
This is against the poor allocations to the state in the recently tabled Union Budget. 2019 Elections is going to be a closely-fought election with Janasena also entering the fray. Jagan feels that even a hundred votes in every constituency are important.
So, Jagan is also looking to partner with Communists if they come up with reasonable demand in terms of the seats. So supporting their Bandh call will be the first step in sending them the feelers for a possible friendship later on.
