In the modern political history of Andhra Pradesh, no family has been as politically consequential — or as publicly tested — as the YSR family. The Pulivendula-born son of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (universally known as YSR, twice Chief Minister of undivided AP), whose father died in a helicopter crash near Kurnool in September 2009, who broke from the Indian National Congress to found the YSR Congress Party in 2011, and who served as 2nd Chief Minister of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh from May 2019 to June 2024 — is the central figure of one of India's most rapidly-built regional political dynasties. Behind every state cabinet meeting sat a deeply embedded Kadapa Reddy political-and-business family.

The Family's Roots: The Reddy Community of Pulivendula, Kadapa District

The Reddy family belongs to the Reddy community of Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema region, with deep agricultural and now business roots in Pulivendula in YSR (formerly Kadapa) district.

Jagan was born in Pulivendula on 21 December 1972.

His Father: Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), known universally as YSR, was a medical doctor turned politician who served as Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009 under the Indian National Congress banner. He was widely regarded as the architect of Congress's 2004 and 2009 AP electoral successes.

He died in a helicopter crash in the Nallamala forests near Kurnool on 2 September 2009 while travelling between political meetings — a death that triggered Jagan's eventual departure from the Congress and the founding of the YSRCP.

His Mother: Y. S. Vijayamma

Y. S. Vijayamma Reddy is YSR's widow, who took an active role in the YSRCP's founding and has served as Honorary President of the YSRCP.

His Sister: Y. S. Sharmila

Y. S. Sharmila Reddy, born 8 May 1973, is Jagan's younger sister. She founded her own party — the YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) — in July 2021, in Telangana state, which she then merged with the Indian National Congress in January 2024. She is currently the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President.

The Reddy-family split between Jagan (in AP) and Sharmila (in Telangana, with the Congress) is one of the more remarkable family-political divisions in modern Indian politics.

His Wife: Y. S. Bharati Reddy

Y. S. Bharati Reddy (née Bharati Suryanarayan), born 1972, is the daughter of Y. S. Suryanarayana Reddy, a relative of the family. She is a businesswoman in her own right and has played a significant role in family business affairs.

Jagan and Bharati married on 28 August 1996.

Their Daughters: Harsha and Varsha

Jagan and Bharati have two daughters:

Y. S. Harsha Reddy, the elder daughter, born 1999, studied in the UK and the United States.

Y. S. Varsha Reddy, the younger daughter, born 2002, has also been kept largely out of public political life.

The YSR Family Tree at a Glance

Community / Origins

  • Reddy community of Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema region
  • Family hometown: Pulivendula, YSR (Kadapa) district

Parents

  • Father: Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009) — Chief Minister, undivided Andhra Pradesh (2004–2009)
  • Mother: Y. S. Vijayamma Reddy — Honorary President, YSRCP

Siblings

  • YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (b. 21 December 1972)
  • Y. S. Sharmila Reddy (b. 8 May 1973) — TPCC President; founder of the (now-merged) YSR Telangana Party

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

  • Born 21 December 1972, Pulivendula, YSR district
  • Bishop Cottons Boys' School, Bangalore
  • BBM, NIMS Bangalore
  • Businessman in his pre-political life: Sandur Power, Bharati Cement, Saakshi (Telugu newspaper and TV channel)
  • Resigned from Congress, March 2011
  • Founded YSR Congress Party, March 2011
  • MP, Lok Sabha (Kadapa), 2009–2014
  • Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (30 May 2019 – 12 June 2024)
  • Leader of the Opposition, AP Legislative Assembly (from June 2024)

Wife: Y. S. Bharati Reddy

  • Born 1972
  • Daughter of Y. S. Suryanarayana Reddy
  • Married Jagan on 28 August 1996

Children

  • Y. S. Harsha Reddy (b. 1999)
  • Y. S. Varsha Reddy (b. 2002)

What the YSR Family Story Teaches Us

A doctor-turned-CM father who died in a helicopter crash. A widow mother who became the founding president of a new political party. A son who broke from the Indian National Congress to found a state-level party in his father's name. A sister who founded a separate party in a neighbouring state and merged it back into the Congress. A wife from the same Reddy political-and-business community. Two daughters now coming of age in the middle of one of South India's most-watched political families.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the YSR story carries the same lesson. Family-political differences are real and worth recording. The Jagan-Sharmila split — siblings in two parties in two different states with two different alliances — is part of the family record. Most families have political and ideological disagreements at some scale. Write them down. The tree should record disagreements as carefully as it records weddings.

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