Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, said that TRS would play a role in rebuilding Telangana. TRS would make a Dalit as its chief minister if it came to power in Telangana state.
He also made it clear that he would not be in the race for the chief minister’s post. Now that TRS president K. Chandrasekhara Rao has agreed to the popular demand within his party that he should be the Chief Minister of Telangana and the post would not be given to dalit as it was announced earlier as many dalit leaders are requesting KCR to be the CM.
A senior leader of the TRS claimed that “Chandrasekhar Rao, the man responsible for getting Telangana state, should be the Chief Minister because to convert the existing Telangana, which was subjected to mauling all these years, into golden Telangana state requires a far-seeing, not any regular leader “ was the popular demand not only from the TRS cadres but even the people of the region.
spokesperson close to Rao have corroborated that he has agreed to lead the Telangana government.
No alliance with Congress: KCR to tell Sonia
Immediately after the formation of Telangana state, the Congress could lay a wager to form the government and it may remain in power for a few weeks. But soon after the Assembly elections, the TRS will come to power and KCR will be the Chief Minister. Presumed the key source.
Rao has determined that the TRS will not have an electoral tie-up with the Congress nor will the party amalgamate with the Congress. “If we go for tie-up or any other relationship with the Congress, it will not only be in the depths of despair for the TRS but also lead to the rise of the BJP.
According to the Sources,Mr. Rao will meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi by the end of January, to show gratitude for granting Telangana statehood. He will also communicate the party’s decision to contest elections on its own. The source said , the party could extend support to the UPA after the Lok Sabha polls, it will not have any understanding with the Congress before the polls.