YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was on Saturday, 9 July, elected president for lifetime of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress (YSRC).

• The process was completed on the concluding day of the YSRC's two-day plenary, after the party constitution has been amended to enable Jagan's election as president for a lifetime.
• Jagan established the YSRC in March 2011 after quitting the Congress. Ever since, he has been continuing as the party president, with his mother Vijayamma as honorary president.