Hyderabad: Prime Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is drawing up plans to inject new energy into Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) to counter the growing influence of the BJP in the state and prepare the party organization before the next elections.
After his return from the visit to Delhi, the Chief Minister has stayed at his farm, holding brainstorming sessions with the party think tank on the pros and cons of effecting changes in both party and party leadership. government.
TRS sources said the party chief is closely studying the evolving strategies of both the BJP and Congress, including changes in their state leaders. KCR plans to make corresponding amendments to the style and substance of the TRS. His goal is to equip the party to win the 2023 Assembly elections and return to power with renewed energy.
In particular, the BJP has awarded state leadership to Bandi Sanjay Kumar, a young leader. Congress is considering having a young leader at the helm to repackage the party for elections.
As the CM is holding individual discussions with senior leaders and close associates on its farm, there is speculation that changes in the party and government are coming. TRS leaders are tuning in to a commentary from the high-level party MLA DS Redya Naik on Thursday on the appointment of KT Rama Rao as Chief Minister to Ugadi in 2021.
Chandrashekar Rao wants the party and the government to work in close coordination should the proposed changes in leadership structures take place. The CM is reportedly considering appointing Finance Minister T. Harish Rao and Health Minister Etala Rajender, acting chairmen of the party, should Rama Rao be appointed chief minister.
Party sources said that Chandrashekar Rao is of the firm opinion that allowing the BJP to expand its base in the state would seriously harm TRS. Strong answers are required. This, in his view, would require a lot of groundwork, a great mass-level build-up, and a simultaneous tone from the state administration.
The need for TRS officials and ministers to maintain close contact with the people at the grassroots level was emphasized. Frequent interactions between party cadres and people’s representatives at multiple levels are imperative, the Chief Minister considered. To do this, an energetic leader must be at the top of the party as well as the government, he said.
Therefore, a massive renewal in party and government is anticipated in 2021 in TRS circles.
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