Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who was initially planning to hand over the chief minister’s baton to his son K T Rama Rao soon after the Lok Sabha elections is learnt to have dropped the plan now.
So, at least for the next assembly elections in 2023, there is no possibility of KCR anointing his son K T Rama Rao as the next chief minister.
Till such time, KTR will have no option but to continue as the party working president and if necessary, he would be inducted into the state cabinet.
Sources said there had been tremendous pressure on KCR from his son to declare him as the next chief minister before the Lok Sabha elections and the TRS chief was hoping for a big role at the national level later. But with the results completely upsetting KCR’s plans, KTR’s dreams have been completely shattered.
Though KCR could have still handed over the power to KTR, he was apprehensive that it might trigger a revolt within the party.
Intelligence sources are learnt to have indicated to the chief minister that the moment KTR takes over the reins of the state, his nephew T Harish Rao will raise the banner of revolt.
There were already reports that Harish Rao was in touch with the BJP, which has already set in motion big plans to expand its base in the state. If Harish Rao splits the party and joins the BJP, it will spell doom for the TRS in the coming years.
“That is precisely why KCR has withheld his plans to make his son as his successor. He will wait for the next moves of Harish Rao before taking any further steps in this regard,” sources said.