A news by 4usnews:While announcing about his decision, Rosaiah on Nov 24 stated, "I served the party (Congress) like a soldier. Rosaiah also informed that Congress high command would announce his successor in the state by the evening on Nov 24.
According the party source, the expected Rosaiah successors are Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Assembly Speaker and Jaipal Reddy.
Rosaiah faced strong protest from within the party as the son of former CM (YSR) of the state and Congress MP Jagan Mohan Reddy with his supporter showed consistent resistant against Rosaiah.
The protest touched the heights when Jagan owned TV channel Sakshi on Nov 19 broadcasted programme, which had objectionable remarks against Congress President Sonia Gandhi and PM Manmohan Singh.
Rosaiah on Tuesday night
Rosaiah has convened an emergency meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Hyderabad this evening to discuss party affairs but suddenly announced his resignation. Suspense continued on the agenda of the emergency Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting called in Andhra Pradesh this evening against the backdrop of the airing of criticism of party chief Sonia Gandhi by a TV channel owned by dissident MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.....