India, Jan. 26 -- The resignation of YSR Congress party general secretary and Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy from the party and his decision to stay away from active politics created ripples among the party leaders and cadre, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

Hours after tweeting his decision, Vijayasai Reddy on Saturday met Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar at the latter's residence and submitted his resignation. Later in the evening, the Rajya Sabha secretariat issued a gazette notification accepting Vijayasai Reddy's resignation and notifying the vacancy in the Upper House.

The resignation of Reddy comes at a time when YSRCP president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Ja...