Making junior YSR the chief minister would be a real tribute to the deceased leader, state Health Minister D. Nagender said.

Born on Dec 21, 1972, Jaganmohan joined the Congress in his young years and was inspired by former prime minister, late Rajiv Gandhi, and his father. He also has a website ysjaganreddy.com, that claims he is an industrialist who sets up factories in remote villages to create employment opportunities for the poor.

There is a groundswell of support for Jaganmohan. While many legislators met Union Minister for law and in-charge of party affairs in the state M. Veerappa Moily and submitted a memorandum to make him the chief minister, some even went to Praja Rajyam Party president K. Chiranjeevi to request him to support Jaganmohan Reddy's candidature.

A group of MPs held a meeting here and decided to place their demand before Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Some party workers sitting outside Gandhi Bhavan, the party headquarters in the city, said they would not accept anybody other than YSR's son to head the state government.

YSR was killed in a chopper crash while travelling to Chittoor from Hyderabad in inclement weather Wednesday. The mangled remains of the helicopter and the bodies of the chief minister and four others accompanying him were located Thursday morning in the Nallamala jungles.