SNCN ACHARYULU
Hyderabad
The first meeting of the BRS outside Telangana on February 5 at Nanded in Maharashtra may be the turning point in national politics.The BRS selected Nanded as its first stop outside Telangana in its bid to expand across the nation.
The BRS leadership is making everything to make the Nanded public meeting a success as it is the party’s first meeting outside Telangana.BRS MLAs, Ministers and other dignitaries are camping at Nanded to make the February 5 public meeting a big success.
In fact, after launching the BRS, President K. Chandrasekhar Rao thought about holding its first BRS in New Delhi. But for some reasons, the BRS leadership changed its mind and decided to hold the party’s first meeting at Khammam in Telangana.
Later, the BRS leadership decided to organise its first public meeting outside Telangana in Nanded. The Nanded district of Maharashtra borders the former TS districts of Adilabad, Nizamabad and Medak. Moreover, Nanded has a large number of Telugus.
It may be recalled that the people of Maharashtra villages staying on the border of Telangana had demanded their merger with Telangana after getting attracted by the schemes for farmers in Telangana. Some of them wanted a government like the one in Telangana to get their problems solved.
Another reason for selecting Nanded for the first meeting of the BRS outside Telangana is the absence of the language problem. KCR can speak Hindi fluently. So the BRS chief thought that he can explain the purpose of launching the BRS in the people’s own language.
While BRS leaders are touring Nanded requesting them to attend the February 5 meeting, KCR is in regular touch with the leaders of Nanded farmers and is asking them to attend the BRS’ meeting.
In Maharashtra, the state government is run by the rebel Shiv Sena, BJP coalition. After declaring war against the BJP, the BRS is stepping into a BJP-ruled state.The BRS leadership thinks that if the Nanded meeting is successful, it will have an impact on North Indian states as well and will help to expand the party in those states.
BRS circles strongly thinks that the Nanded meeting will be the turning point in national politics and will help KCR make a grand entry into national politics.
