Farmers Movement Archive

Amid KT Rama Rao as CM clamour, all eyes on TRS executive meet

HYDERABAD: The TRS state executive is meeting here on Sunday amid a growing buzz that TRS working president KT Rama Rao could soon be elevated to chief minister. The meeting, to be attended by leaders and elected representatives from the district to state levels, will be chaired by TRS president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. This will be the first meeting of the party executive after TRS’ reverses in the Dubbak and GHMC elections. KCR is likely to provided clarity on many issues, especially on TRS-BJP relations, in the wake of confusion over the party’s stand on the central farm laws. “The party leadership is not happy with the election results, which went in favour of BJP in Dubbak and the GHMC polls. Our leader will boost the morale of the cadre at this meeting,” a senior leader said. “The executive will deliberate on how to deal with BJP in Khammam and Warangal municipal corporations, the MLC elections and the Nagarjunasagar assembly bypoll,” the leader added. KCR will also take a call on the party plenary, generally held every year on April 27, the party foundation day. The party could not hold its plenary in 2019 due to the Lok Sabha elections and in 2020 due to the pandemic and lockdown. “If the party wants to hold the plenary, the venue will be decided at Sunday’s meeting,” a TRS office-bearer said. Sources said the TRS has about 60 lakh members in the state and wants the numbers to go up to 80 lakh. A leader said KCR will also offer clarity on nominated posts, party committees and opening of TRS offices in the districts. The meeting will be attended by state executive committee members, ministers, MLAs, MPs, MLCs, zilla parishad chairpersons, corporation chairmen, mayors and municipal chairpersons, and cooperative bodies’ chairpersons.

The Times of India

2021-02-06

Hyderabad