Their criticism of each other is demoralising the party cadre, who are now a confused lot and are unable to decide on whom to support.
Published: 21st January 2023 09:18 AM | Last Updated: 21st January 2023 09:18 AM | A+A A-
Image used for representational purposes only
JANGAON: Ahead of the Assembly elections, trouble seems to be brewing for the ruling BRS in the Station Ghanpur constituency.Two former deputy chief ministers – sitting MLA Thatikonda Rajaiah and former legislator from the same segment Kadiyam Srihari have started lobbying for the the Station Ghanpur ticket and are also publicly criticising each other in an attempt to gain an upper hand.
Emboldened by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s recent announcement that all sitting MLAs will be given the B forms to contest the polls, Rajaiah is said to have cha-nged his attitude. His critics accuse him of acting in a manner bordering on arrogance.
Srihari, on his part, has reportedly been telling the cadre to not pay too much attention to his rival’s claims. He has been trying to convince the BRS workers that the CM is very unlikely to give ticket to Rajaiah as he is not happy with his work.
The duo also stopped sharing the dais during party meetings and other official gatherings. Their criticism of each other is demoralising the party cadre, who are now a confused lot and are unable to decide on whom to support.
Their attitude has created a virtual split among the local BRS supporters with one group supporting Rajaiah and the other Srihari. While one group wants Rajaiah to contest, the other wants BRS ticket for either Srihari or his daughter Kavya.
Advantage Congress?
Meanwhile, the senior BRS leaders are worried over the Rajaiah-Srihari tussle as they fear that Congress may take advantage of the situation and intensify their efforts to regain the Station Ghanpur seat.The Congress retains a strong voter base in the constituency, with the electorate backing its candidates for over two decades prior to the formation of Telangana State.
O
P
E
N
Comments
Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.
The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.
Latest
US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alaska coast
Delhi LG removes AAP govt nominees from discom boards
NEET PG 2023 will be held on March 5, Mandaviya
Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000
ED arrests son of YSR Congress MP in Delhi excise policy money laundering case
Karnataka Lokayukta raids Bangalore Development Authority office following complaints
The Morning Standard | Dinamani | Kannada Prabha | Samakalika Malayalam | Cinema Express | Indulgexpress | Edex Live | Events Xpress
Contact Us | About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Advertise With Us | Careers
Home | Nation | World | Cities | Business | Columns | Entertainment | Sport | Magazine | The Sunday Standard
Copyright – newindianexpress.com 2023. All rights reserved. Website Designed, Developed & Maintained by Express Network Private Ltd.