It could be a lull before a storm. People are puzzled as to why KCR the CM of Telangana is keeping quite as the land issues are surfacing day in and day out.
All said and done Telangana has no effective Opposition to begin with. The Congress, despite being the second-largest with 19 MLAs and seven MLCs in both Houses, has lost face among voters.
The TDP has just 3 MLAs. The BJP with 5 MLAs , but it’s often stumped by the possibility that in 2019, the national leadership could tie-up with KCR.
For the time being KCR is playing his cards close to the chest. After the outburst against BJP Chief Amit Shah in a Press meet, KCR thought it fit to keep quite for some time and remain cool it looks like.
Now with 12 percent reservation to Muslims in Telangana, the MIM feels obliged by TRS to tow its line..
The CM monitors the party regularly to nip any dissent. He had sacked his deputy CM and Health Minister T Rajaiah for corruption and inducted a TDP leader from the same district, Kadiyam Srihari.
There were rumors and stories in news papers about the sacking of Deputy CM Mahmood Ali, but nothing happened so far. Several posts of Chairman’s have been filled by KCR in the recent times.
Several agencies have conducted surveys among MLAs, officials and ministers frequently, and the same was analysed by a team in KCR’s home. One such survey predicted a bumper outcome of 106 seats of 119 to TRS if elections were held now or in 2019.
The fact that KCR is frequently claiming that TRS will return to power again in 2019 and has the groundswell of popular votes indicates that there is something going on within the party.
The ruling party seniors say that the TDP leaders who are in TRS now are running the show.
U.Srinivas
Editor
