YCP President Jagan Mohan Reddy’s fast for farmers of Andhra Pradesh at Nallapadu, Guntur entered into second day. The two-day hunger strike ‘Rythu Deeksha’ was taken up against the alleged negligence of AP Government problems of farmers. The opposition leader wants to enlighten the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu through this fast.

In politics, consistency and communication is everything. After 2014 elections, it is only these hunger strikes by Jagan that are happening regularly in Andhra Pradesh. Jagan wakes up each day and smells the routine and it could be a new Deeksha or creating ruckus at incident site or stalling the assembly if sessions are in progress.

The YCP chief took up several issues like Special Category status, farmers land acquisition, waters sharing between Telugu states, farmer woes, farmers suicide and performed stunted hunger strikes. Jala Deeksha or Samara Deeksha or Rythu Deeksha – the names and themes are different but the strategy is the same not more than two-three days of hunger strike. The final result of such mundane behaviour is not going to fetch anything. Despite so many fasts, he is mocked for calling himself as CM on several occasions.

Consistency keeps the doors open as actions open the doors. His fasts are unable to influence the people. Jagan may want to assess the impact of his hunger strikes and change his strategy. While fasting is not the only way, his shrewd political strategists may want to modify the approach of not just the leader but also the party. Since the strikes are not working, change the design which caters to the ambition of Jagan – “to become the CM”.