INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) is said to be searching for a 'strong candidate' who can be pitted versus ousted health
minister Etala Rajendar in the Huzurabad Assembly constituency
The seat has remained faithful to Rajendar given that 2004, he has actually been chosen 6 times in a row from Huzurabad.As Rajendar was
close to TRS president and Chief Minister K
Chandrashekar Rao because the beginning of party in 2001 and was made minister after the TRS came to power in 2014 and continued in the
until his recent ouster from the Cabinet on May 2, the celebration management never thought about an alternative to him in Huzurabad all
It did not motivate second-rung management as Rajendar was holding the Huzurabad fortress strongly
Nevertheless, the abrupt political development has actually now required the party leadership to scout for a strong leader who can match the
strength and stature of Rajendar.According to official sources in the TRS, the celebration leadership is not simply trying to find a strong
prospect keeping in mind the upcoming bypoll in the event of Rajendar either resigning or being disqualified from the Assembly, however
likewise taking a look at 2023 December Assembly polls which are just two-and-a-half years away to handle the former minister.Chandrashekar
Rao's visit to Rajya Sabha MP Capt
Laxmikantha Rao's home in Warangal during his check out to MGM Hospital on Friday set off speculations that the celebration chief was
seriously considering to rope the veteran TRS leader's other half Sarojini Devi, who was mandal parishad president (MPP) of Huzurabad
earlier and had political fight with Rajendar in 2018 due to no-confidence motion moved against her
She had then accused Rajendar of conspiring with the Opposition celebrations to dethrone her although the motion had failed
The Chief Minister was closeted at Capt
Laxmikantha Rao's house for almost two hours with celebration leaders and apparently gone over 'Operation Huzurabad'
Laxmikantha Rao, 82, is understood to be a close aide of Chandrashekar Rao given that the beginning of the TRS
The Chief Minister chose him as Rajya Sabha member in 2016 and his term will end in 2022
After the introduction of the TRS, Capt
Laxmikantha Rao twice represented Kamalapur constituency (now Huzurabad) as MLA and also worked as a minister in the Congress coalition
Rajasekhar Reddy between 2004 and 2005
After the development of Telangana state, he gave way for his child V
Sathish Kumar, who is now an MLA from the Husnabad constituency
He is understood to be 'economically strong' who runs a chain of engineering colleges such as KITS-Warangal, KITS-Singapuram, his native
village in Karimnagar district, KITS-Ramtek (Maharashtra), Warangal Public School and Vijetha Public School in Hyderabad.
