Ahead of the upcoming elections, YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh faced another setback with Ongole MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy resigning from the party on Wednesday, 28 February, the fifth MP to do so in recent weeks. He and his son Magunata Raghava Reddy are accused-turned-approvers in the alleged Delhi liquor scam. The father said Raghava would contest from Ongole this time.