Though the Kadapa bypoll results are yet to come, the exit polls and the general mood of the voters indicate victory of both Mr Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother Mrs Vijayalakshmi with huge margins. A blame game has already begun in the Congress even before the results for the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly seats are released. What is even worse is that none of the top leaders are confident enough to say that the party candidate and health minister, Mr D.L. Ravindra Reddy, would secure the second place. With the probabale outcome of the bypolls clearly predictable, Congress leaders are trying to find out excuses for the anticipated debacle.

According to sources close to Kiran Kumar Reddy, the CM was opposed to state health minister Dr. D L Ravindra Reddy's candidature from the very beginning. Moreover, CM has overplayed in spite of advice from his senior colleagues to keep Kadapa campaign a underplay to avoid embarrassment in case of losing. But Kiran Kumar's over enthusiasm to corner Jagan Mohan from all sides sent adverse signals to the electorate. Voters got convinced that Jagan must be rescued as he happens to be late YSR's son.

While the Kiran Kumar camp is trying to put the blame on PCC president for recommending wrong candidature of D L Ravindranath Reddy, the health minister is in turn unhappy with Y S Vivekananda Reddy and family for openly seeking votes for Jagan as part of their strategy to appeal to the voters to chose him for the Pulivendula Assembly seat.