If the ongoing discussions among the political circles are to be believed, CM Chandrababu Naidu is all set to handover one of the most crucial ministries in the cabinet, Revenue Ministry, to senior TDP leader and MLC Payyavula Kesav. Until now, the revenue ministry was under the reign of Deputy CM KE Krishnamurthy. Apparently, Payyavula Kesav has been lobbying heavily for the ministry.
This sudden move by Chandrababu has led to several discussions about his poll promise of empowering BCs by making a BC candidate the Deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh, apart from paving a red carpet for BCs in party’s political hierarchy. However, with Naidu replacing KE Krishnamurthy (BC) with Payyavula Kesav (Kamma), minorities might not be amused.
On the other hand, there have been several talks about KE Krishnamurthy being cornered even as the Deputy CM. Chandrababu, as per his poll promise, got two Deputy CMs and he is now sacrificing KE Krishnamuthy to bring Payyavula up the ladder. So far, there have been no reports about KE Krishnamurthy’s future role in state cabinet.