TRS president K Chandrashekar Rao is known for taking daring decisions. While his detractors criticise him saying he is reckless, his supporters appreciate him as daring and audacious. Now, after the victory of TRS in Assembly polls once again, everyone is unilaterally accepting that his risky decisions are giving good results for TRS.
The victory in 2018 polls and swearing in as Chief Minister for the second term has certainly made KCR even bolder and audacious. This was clearly visible in the way he addressed media conference after victory and now the decision to make his son and former Minister KTR working president of TRS, keeping aside his nephew Harish Rao, proves it.
As soon as becoming working president, KTR went to Harish Rao’s residence and both posed for shutterbugs. While Harish welcomed KTR’s promotion as working president, he is definitely not going to be happy with the development.
While it was an open secret that KCR was giving importance for KTR and grooming him to take over reins all through these years, it was never done officially. Therefore even Harish Rao was remaining silent and carried on his work without expressing any displeasure. But KCR has now officially announced that KTR is the boss of TRS after KCR and all others have to fall in line. Now Harish Rao will certainly come up with his own plans to chart his future course. Even if Harish maintains patience, MLAs supporting him, his followers in the party will not stay patient and will surely step up pressurise on him. Atleast to protect his supporters and cadres, which he earned after years of hardwork and to safeguard his future Harish will make his own moves in the future if not immediately.
In fact by making KTR working president, KCR has even given a reason for Harish to rebel or part ways, unkowingly.
“If Harish would have rebelled earlier, he would have got badname for rebelling against his own uncle who helped him grow. But now he will surely get sympathy from cadres and people. So if he rebels in the future, he will have advantage, while KCR will be seen as villain who tried to spoil Harish future to protect his son’s future. It would have been better, if KCR postponed this decision atleast by two of three years more,” said a senior TRS leader, close to party’s top leadership, seeking anonymity.
Already Congress has been publicising that war between KTR and Harish will breakout, leading to split of TRS. Now Congress leaders, Who were completely depressed with the results are eagerly tracking developments in TRS to see how this will impact Telangana politics and now see Harish as the only hope for them to unsettle KCR.
With all these possibilities and aspirations, now the big question emerging on everyone’s mind is “Has KCR taken the right decision at a time when TRS is in a clear high with no competition from the political opponents. Hasn’t KCR given a reason for Harish to rebel?”