YSR Congress Party
After YSR's death, Reddy's son Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ("Jagan") split with the Congress party on 29 November 2010 and announced on 7 December 2010 from Pulivendula that he would be starting a new party. On 16 February the YSR Congress Party came into existence with Jagan as its president. Elections for the seats left vacant due to the resignations of Jagan and Y. S. Vijayamma (YSR's wife) were held on 8 May 2011. Jagan and Vijayamma contested the elections on behalf of the newly formed YSR Congress Party.
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