Jaganmohan, 37, has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed his father YSR as the chief minister after the state cabinet presided over by K. Rosaiah, who was installed as acting chief minister Thursday, passed a resolution urging the Congress party's central leadership to let Jaganmohan take over the mantle.

Many state legislators had met Moily and submitted a memorandum to make Jaganmohan the chief minister.

The party's national leadership is yet to decide on YSR's successor.

Earlier in the day Sunday, a meeting convened by the Congress party in Andhra Pradesh to condole the death of YSR ended in utter chaos as supporters of Jaganmohan created a ruckus, demanding that he be made the next chief minister.