Tough competition for nearly half of the ministers in Telangana: PK interim report

Hyderabad: The ruling TRS President and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao who has hired Prashant Kisor’s I-PAC to do the campaign for TRS and also to do the survey on the status of the sitting MLAs functioning and their popularity among the people, got some interim report in which half of the Ministers will face tough competition.

According to the sources from the TRS party on the report of the PK that there is no danger to the Ministers like K. Tarak Rama Rao, T. Harish Rao, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Puvvada Ajay Kumar, Srinivas Goud, Jagadish Reddy, Niranjan Reddy, Gangula Kamalakar, however, it has be seen in the future development of politics in the State, and who will be candidates against these Ministers.

The TRS leaders said that the hat trick winning continuously for the third time by the TRS party is sure as the people are happy with the ongoing schemes and welfare measures of the TRS government. However, if the new ration cards to the eligible families and new Aasara pension to the eligible persons as promised is given, this will give more benefit and will take the party to win for the third time. 

However, the state government is in financial crisis, to take these scheme, additional funds is required, on the other hand the Central government is not giving funds to the state and putting several conditions on giving loans from the Banks and other financial agencies, however, the Chief Minister has taken this issue and explaining to the people how the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah creating problem in giving the Central funds.

The source also added that in 40 Assembly segments there will be tough competition, there is a hint of anti-incumbency as well in the KCR government. Sources say that the survey reports have suggested changing at least 33-42 sitting MLAs, if KCR goes on to change all the forty two, it means around half of TRS sitting MLAs will have to be changed. Some of the ZPTC Chairmen will also get MLA tickets this time.  To bring freshness, some leaders will take the backseat and push their sons or daughters into the fray. 

I-PAC also reportedly suggested KCR consider going to early elections so that the anti-incumbency can be arrested.  But at the same time, it could also send wrong signals to people.