The BJP’s moves are giving scope for speculations that film actor-politician Chiranjeevi may be sent to the Rajya Sabha by the party using the eminent personalities’ quota.
Telangana BJP President G. Kishan Reddy did not condemn the question of journalists whether Chiranjeevi is joining the BJP. Moreover, Kishan said that Chiranjeevi and he have good relations. Chiranjeevi will come without opposing his invitation, he said and added that the journos had asked a question like an AK-47 bullet.
“I have good relations with Chiranjeevi. We both treat each other like family members. The BJP has good relations with cine personalities. In the past, Krishnam Raju, Naresh and several others were with the party. Some became Union Ministers too,” Kishan said.
The speculations increased after Chiranjeevi attended Sankranthi celebrations at Kishan’s residence in Delhi in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief guest. It is learnt that the BJP has formulated a strategy to strengthen itself in Andhra Pradesh and as part of it the party may send Chiranjeevi to the Rajya Sabha.
However, whether Chiranjeevi would accept the BJP’s offer or not is a different matter as his brother AP Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has his own party named Jana Sena. There are speculations that the BJP may send Chiranjeevi to the Rajya Sabha using the President’s
Quota if Chiranjeevi did not accept Rajya Sabha membership from the BJP’s quota.
However, one political analyst ruled out these speculations saying that if Chiranjeevi accepts the Rajya Sabha seat then his brother Pawan Kalyan will face trouble as his party, Jana Sena, is slowly gaining ground in AP although the Jana Sena is an alliance partner of the BJP and the TDP.
Once Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi decides to go to Rajya Sabha from any political party then it will trouble him in terms of credibility. If Chiranjeevi, who is busy with the film Vishwambhara, goes in the President quota, then it will be a different thing, political analysts said.
