<p>A revolt is brewing in the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh, with at least five ministers coming out openly against Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s style of functioning and gearing up to take the battle to the party high command.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister D Raja Narasimha and APCC president B Satyanarayana have emerged as the rallying points for dissidents who have been gunning for the chief minister, accusing him of being dictatorial and unilateral. Satyanarayana is also a minister.<br /><br /> The renegades in the party, whose numbers are growing steadily, have been chalking out a strategy to “expose” the non-cooperative attitude of the chief minister and seek the intervention of the central leadership to sort out the matter ahead of the 2014 Assembly elections.<br /><br />The latest provocation was provided by the chief minister’s announcement of a new welfare scheme for the girl child, called the “Bangaru Talli” (golden daughter), which calls for financial assistance to underprivileged girls for their education.</p>
<p>A revolt is brewing in the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh, with at least five ministers coming out openly against Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s style of functioning and gearing up to take the battle to the party high command.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Chief Minister D Raja Narasimha and APCC president B Satyanarayana have emerged as the rallying points for dissidents who have been gunning for the chief minister, accusing him of being dictatorial and unilateral. Satyanarayana is also a minister.<br /><br /> The renegades in the party, whose numbers are growing steadily, have been chalking out a strategy to “expose” the non-cooperative attitude of the chief minister and seek the intervention of the central leadership to sort out the matter ahead of the 2014 Assembly elections.<br /><br />The latest provocation was provided by the chief minister’s announcement of a new welfare scheme for the girl child, called the “Bangaru Talli” (golden daughter), which calls for financial assistance to underprivileged girls for their education.</p>
