'We shared information. They wanted to know the information I had and I got the information they had,' KVP told reporters after the meeting.

KVP, also a Rajya Sabha member, was camping in New Delhi for the last few days to lobby for Jagan as chief minister. He informed the ministers the outcome of his talks with party president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and party general secretary M. Veerappa Moily, who is incharge of party affairs in the state.

Ten out of 34 ministers met KVP, who is also an advisor to the state government. Government chief whip Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who is mobilising support for Jagan among legislators, was also present.

Almost all ministers and majority of state legislators and MPs want to see Jagan, a first time MP, as the next chief minister. The leadership has held consultations with a cross section of MPs and senior party leaders but has not yet taken a decision.

Pranab Mukherjee has already hinted that the leadership would take the Jagan factor into consideration while taking a decision.

YSR and four others died in a helicopter crash Sep 2 in the dense Nallamalla forests in Kurnool district. State Finance Minister K. Rosaiah was sworn in as chief minister the next day but the leadership stated that it was only a temporary arrangement.