Prof. Nageswar Rao’s Prediction On Telangana Elections

Political analyst and intellectual Prof. K. Nageswar Rao said that there was a clear wave in favour of the Congress in Telangana.

Right from political functionaries, media analysts, political observers to common people, there is a strong feeling that the Congress has gained strength while the BRS and BJP have lost vigour and patronage.

There is an increasing favouritism towards the ‘Six Guarantees’ announced by the Congress, at the grassroots-level.

There is a change in the voters’ perception towards to the Congress in the last couple of months, when compared to the earlier 6-12 months.

There is an indication that two key groups, Muslims and Seemandhra voters, are shifting their loyalties to the Congress, when compared to the 2018 elections.

He predicted that the MIM might lose a couple of seats this time, when compared to what it had won in 2018, as tagging along with the BRS is proving detrimental to its interests, with the electorate firmly believing that the BRS is the ‘B’ party of the BJP.

In Nampally, there is buzz that the Congress candidate would certainly register victory, even though it is a stronghold of the MIM as Mohammed Feroz Khan is a key contender from the Congress.

The MIM is not able to hold a sway on the Muslim voters, in the wake of talk that it has a tacit understanding with the BRS, which is again in a secret alliance with the BJP.

Buzz over secret pacts has become a major factor for the anti-BJP voters to consolidate their support to the Congress.

Similarly, the Seemandhra voters are also rallying behind the Congress after the BRS leaders aired their views over the arrest of TDP boss and former CM N. Chandrababu Naidu. Later, the BRS went into the damage control mode and tried to cover up their initial remarks against protests in Hyderabad on Naidu’s arrest but it only deepened the aversion towards the party. In fact, the BRS suffered loss due to the damage control steps.

This apart, the youth and government employees are disenchanted with the BRS over the unkept promises.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao pinned hopes on various schemes his government has been implementing during the last nine years but the voters are unhappy that the BRS government had not waived off their loans but confined with the interest.

Many farmers felt that loan waiver would have done them more good than the Rythu Bandhu. The ryots echoed the feeling that Rs 1 lakh loan waiver would have benefited them more than the Rythu Bandhu instalment.

Further, the electorate is also of the view that any government would enforce the schemes, as it is its responsibility.

The BRS’ argument that Dalit Bandhu and Rythu Bandhu would cease implementation if the Congress came to power has failed to appease the voter to show inclination towards the ruling party.