Will Jaipal Reddy quit for T?

Jaipal has already announced that he would not contest the 2014 polls. “His mission now is to ensure that Telangana happens before the next elections. Only an extreme step like quitting the cabinet and plunging into state politics can help achieve that,” the sources said. Jaipal’s new zeal for Telangana is surprising to many because publicly he has hitherto maintained a pro-united state stance.

Other factors too are said to have prompted Jaipal to take the decision. “The fast changing scenario in the state including the floating of new political party YSR Congress by Jaganmohan Reddy and his desire to enter Telangana is also acting as a contributory factor,” said the sources. They claimed that senior leaders and close aides like panchayat raj minister K Jana Reddy, PCC chief D Srinivas, Rajya Sabha member K Keshava Rao and a few other MPs convinced him to take the plunge in state politics and force the Centre’s hand on the T issue. Jaipal has been desirous of becoming CM of the state for long but he has not been able to make his claim decisively. Developments in New Delhi too could have prompted him to take the extreme step, said the sources. “Although he was sent to the powerful petroleum ministry, Jaipal was not consulted over the recent hike in petrol prices. He had fiercely opposed the hike soon after the assembly elections,” said an aide.

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