CEC Selection Bill Row: YSRCP Backtracks on Support, Naidu Hits Back Over 'Double Standards'

YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed regret over his party's previous decision to back changes to the Chief Election Commissioner selection bill, asserting that ruling parties should not nominate central or state election commissioners. Arguing that an examiner cannot be appointed by the student, he called for a neutral appointment body, triggering questions about YSRCP's future issue-based backing for the NDA on matters such as delimitation. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu lashed out at Reddy over his remarks, accusing him of double standards for supporting the process when in power and criticising it after electoral defeat.