Are groupism and faction politics raising their ugly heads in the YSRCP? Is the groupsim leading to unseemly situations in the party? There is a growing feeling that intense groupism is eating into the vitals of the party and that party chief YS Jagan is blissfully unaware of some of these feuds.

In Payasampalli village of Veeranayanipalli mandal of Kadapa, two rival groups of YSRCP activists attacked each other with swords and spears. Shots were fired into the air to intimidate one another. Though differences were simmering among the rival groups for quite some time, no remedial action was initiated by the party bosses. There are reports of similar attacks among the rival factions in Darsi and Chirala in Prakasam district. In Guduru of Nellore district, one faction of the YSRCP has staged a dharna in front of the house of the MLA, who they alleged, was encouraging the rival faction.

Many party workers are complaining that workers meetings are not being held regularly and that the party boss is not trying to set the things right. Several loyal party workers, who remained with the party through the thick and thin, are unhappy at the importance being given to the defectors and new entrants.