Following demands from BJP, AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy has renamed his Navaratnalu farmers’ scheme as ‘YSR Rythu Bharosa PM Kisan’. This has been welcomed by BJP State President Kanna Lakshminarayana. In his twitter message, Kanna thanked Jagan for duly acting on their demand and for recognising Centre’s contributions. Such cooperation was not there during Chandrababu Naidu regime.

At the same time, Kanna made another request to CM Jagan. Just like Rythu Bharosa, he wanted renaming all other Centrally sponsored schemes and programmes in the state. There are many welfare programmes in education, women and child welfare, irrigation and so on in which the Central funds are used in a big way. Now, Jagan would come under pressure to consider including PM name in all these programmes.

By renaming Rythu Bharosa, Jagan has successfully reduced the growing gap between YCP and BJP in the state. There will be less criticism from BJP side on this count. BJP state leaders are considering it their big achievement. No doubt, it is not easy to make a state government to include PM name in their flagship welfare programme.