Undavalli, ex-member of Parliament from Congress Party, has been criticizing TDP and Chandra Babu on various issues including Polavaram project. By seeing his comments on Polavaram, Pattiseema and other issues many came to the conclusion that he will be either joining YSRCP soon (or later) or he will support Jagan in elections. But his recent comments on Jagan surprised many. Details as below:

In a recent interview to a leading TV channel, he was asked about Jagan moving close to BJP nowadays and Chandra Babu – BJP going through a rough patch in their relations. He responded to this question by saying , it would be suicidal for Jagan if he allies with BJP. Because, Jagan’s vote bank is same as Congress’s vote bank as the same got diverted to Jagan because of Congress vanishing in AP. Most of Jagan’s voters are from minorities and SCs. So, if he allies with BJP, they would move away from his party and so it would severely hamper Jagan’s prospects in 2019.

Also he revealed, when asked about him being Jagan’s unofficial political adviser, that he has met Jagan only couple of times and he is not in a position to advise Jagan (probably, read it as – Jagan will not seek or accept his advice). But anyway, there is some truth in Undavalli’s warning that if Jagan moves towards BJP, he will definitely loose some vote bank.