New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- The Congress has ruled out the possibility of YSR Congress Party's entry into the INDIA bloc, remaining sceptical of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's recent overtures to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and his statements expressing regret over support for the bill that gave lifelong immunity to the chief election commissioners. Some Opposition bloc constituents, however, have taken a positive view of Reddy's position. A Congress strategist, who closely interacts with the INDIA bloc on various issues, said: "I do not see how Jagan Mohan Reddy can have a connection with the Congress. If he wants to support the CJP or express concern on the SIR, we have to take a cautious view as his party had consistently supported the BJP to pass bills and had even supported the delimitation-related Constitution amendment bill in April." He added that Reddy might be trying to leverage his position with the BJP, which is in alliance with the ruling TDP in Andhra Pradesh. On October 14, Reddy in a post on X said, "A proactive approach always yields better results than a reactive stance. The system has a flaw that needs to be corrected. Trust in the electoral process must be restored. The arrests of Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka do not solve anything; it only aggravates the situation. I empathize with @SauravDassss and @AshutoshRanka." The rift between the Congress and Reddy dates back to the death of his father, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, in a helicopter crash in 2009. Jagan was widely seen as the successor to the CM's post, but the Congress appointed K Rosaiah instead. He later sought to undertake a rally across undivided Andhra Pradesh, but the party did not permit it, triggering his exit. A second Congress leader said that ED on September 23, had filed petition in the Telangana High Court for "speedy and day to day trial" against Reddy and others. CPI (Marxist) general secretary MA Baby, however, differed with the Congress. "The tactics of the Union government is well-known. Without any substance or proof, people are being targeted and ED and CBI are behaving like caged parrots. We wanted everyone other than NDA to raise the issues related to vote chori (Vote theft). I even wrote to Jagan. Not that we will come in the INDIA bloc, but we are happy that YSRCP has taken a stand," he said. Meanwhile, the TMC pointed out that former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has kept her communications channel open with parties such as the BJD, YSRCP and AAP. In her recent presser, Banerjee said these parties have state-level issues (with the Congress) but the INDIA bloc should be widened to include these voices. Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, however, accused Reddy of double standards on election authorities....