BRS gifted 2 MLC seats to BJP, BRS proxy politics will destroy it in Telangana
BRS leaders felt that their decision not to contest in MLC elections was strategic as there was a possibility of their candidates defecting to the ruling Congress after winning the MLC elections.
The results of the three MLC seats that went to polls in Telangana have given a boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which managed to win two while the ruling Congress lost all three. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) however chose to not contest the MLC elections, which perhaps would have seen an entirely different result in a three-way competition, did not surprise the voters.
Biennial elections to the Telangana Legislative Council for Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’ and Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’ constituencies were held on February 27. BRS committed suicide by not choosing to contest in the MLC polls in Telangana, the BRS essentially turned the contest into a Congress versus BJP fight, which in turn ended up in an embarrassing defeat for the ruling party. But it is secondary issue whereas the BRS will root out from Telangana if it does suicidal issues.
If the BRS does not focus much on ‘small’ elections like the just held MLC polls so it can focus on bigger issues. BRS need not prove that there is a lot of anti-incumbency against the Congress and we did not want to ruin it by giving them a winning chance by contesting the MLC elections, but it is boomeraging against the BRS. While the BJP's strategy is to root out BRS The second thing is that the top leadership may have thought it was a financial strain for us as well,” said a BRS leader on condition of anonymity.
There is every possibility of BRS candidates defecting to the ruling Congress after winning the Telangana MLC elections. Had that happened, then our entire time efforts would have been in vain. Even current TDP chief and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu did not focus much on local body polls. But he still won the Assembly elections and came to power. It is wrong to compare it with TDP, while the latter has a cake walk in national and regional politics.
In the coming months, the Gram Panchayat (GP), Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) polls are expected to be held in Telangana. While political parties do not directly contest for GP posts, the ZTPC and MPTC elections are on political lines. The BRS will not get time to revamp itself from the damages out of self inflicted injuries.
If the BRS supports BJP directly or through proxy, BJP wants to contest and we will have tremendous footage for the Assembly elections in Telangana. Because there are 12000 Gram Panchayats, the BJP will rootout BRS once for all. If someone has money, then the party will support them. Since MPTC and ZPTC polls will be on party lines, those we will contest. It is promoting the BJP by proxy politics.
The BRS has lost its political calculation and tre strategy ever since it lost the 2023 December Telangana elections to the Congress, which won 64 out of 119 seats. The BJP had won eight MLA constituencies in the elections. It did not put up any political show. Since then, 10 BRS MLAs also defected to the grand old party, which, however, is in soup as there is a case in the Supreme Court seeking their disqualification and for by-elections to be held. The political strategy should be different than the legal fallout.
The BRS under its president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) consolidated itself heavily and almost crushed the entire opposition during its two terms (2014-23), but lost ground itself on shaky grounds after becoming the opposition for the first time since Telangana was formed in 2014. KCR, since brs loss, has also been missing from political action, with everyone wondering when he will come out of his slumber.
Earlier in the joint Andhra Pradesh, when KCR was not in power, he had also not contested some of the elections. Another thing is that there is a lot of criticism against the Congress right now. Our focus is more on that, and we will focus more on by-elections rather than things like the MLC polls. People think that BJP will grow by winning MLC elections, but they won such posts earlier also. What happened after that is well explained by surrendering to BJP.
In fact Telangana Congress accepted that the loss in the MLC elections was not having any strategy, There was no need for the Congress to rely upon the double edged local leaders in MLC elections. Had it been a three-way contest with the BRS, KCR would have won those seats. The BRS and BJP joined hands on purpose to defeat Congress, but the BRS is committing self inflicted injury in the melee.
The results of the three MLC seats that went to polls in Telangana have given a boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which managed to win two while the ruling Congress lost all three. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) however chose to not contest the MLC elections, which perhaps would have seen an entirely different result in a three-way competition, did not surprise the voters.
Biennial elections to the Telangana Legislative Council for Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’ and Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’ constituencies were held on February 27. BRS committed suicide by not choosing to contest in the MLC polls in Telangana, the BRS essentially turned the contest into a Congress versus BJP fight, which in turn ended up in an embarrassing defeat for the ruling party. But it is secondary issue whereas the BRS will root out from Telangana if it does suicidal issues.
If the BRS does not focus much on ‘small’ elections like the just held MLC polls so it can focus on bigger issues. BRS need not prove that there is a lot of anti-incumbency against the Congress and we did not want to ruin it by giving them a winning chance by contesting the MLC elections, but it is boomeraging against the BRS. While the BJP's strategy is to root out BRS The second thing is that the top leadership may have thought it was a financial strain for us as well,” said a BRS leader on condition of anonymity.
There is every possibility of BRS candidates defecting to the ruling Congress after winning the Telangana MLC elections. Had that happened, then our entire time efforts would have been in vain. Even current TDP chief and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu did not focus much on local body polls. But he still won the Assembly elections and came to power. It is wrong to compare it with TDP, while the latter has a cake walk in national and regional politics.
In the coming months, the Gram Panchayat (GP), Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) polls are expected to be held in Telangana. While political parties do not directly contest for GP posts, the ZTPC and MPTC elections are on political lines. The BRS will not get time to revamp itself from the damages out of self inflicted injuries.
If the BRS supports BJP directly or through proxy, BJP wants to contest and we will have tremendous footage for the Assembly elections in Telangana. Because there are 12000 Gram Panchayats, the BJP will rootout BRS once for all. If someone has money, then the party will support them. Since MPTC and ZPTC polls will be on party lines, those we will contest. It is promoting the BJP by proxy politics.
The BRS has lost its political calculation and tre strategy ever since it lost the 2023 December Telangana elections to the Congress, which won 64 out of 119 seats. The BJP had won eight MLA constituencies in the elections. It did not put up any political show. Since then, 10 BRS MLAs also defected to the grand old party, which, however, is in soup as there is a case in the Supreme Court seeking their disqualification and for by-elections to be held. The political strategy should be different than the legal fallout.
The BRS under its president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) consolidated itself heavily and almost crushed the entire opposition during its two terms (2014-23), but lost ground itself on shaky grounds after becoming the opposition for the first time since Telangana was formed in 2014. KCR, since brs loss, has also been missing from political action, with everyone wondering when he will come out of his slumber.
Earlier in the joint Andhra Pradesh, when KCR was not in power, he had also not contested some of the elections. Another thing is that there is a lot of criticism against the Congress right now. Our focus is more on that, and we will focus more on by-elections rather than things like the MLC polls. People think that BJP will grow by winning MLC elections, but they won such posts earlier also. What happened after that is well explained by surrendering to BJP.
In fact Telangana Congress accepted that the loss in the MLC elections was not having any strategy, There was no need for the Congress to rely upon the double edged local leaders in MLC elections. Had it been a three-way contest with the BRS, KCR would have won those seats. The BRS and BJP joined hands on purpose to defeat Congress, but the BRS is committing self inflicted injury in the melee.
