With early polls, it was advantage Oppn in state

If the Assembly elections are held early, before the scheduled date, as proposed by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, it is a matter of speculation in political circles whether the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti will create history by winning, or follow past precedent by losing to the

IN 1983, the then Congress government advanced Assembly elections by seven months, from September to January, and lost power.

Opposition.

In the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh, early Assembly elections were held thrice. On all three occasions an Opposition party won and the ruling party was defeated.

The Congress went in for early elections once and the Telugu Desam twice.

The history of early elections shows that the advantage lies with the main opposition party.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that Telangana State Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will play an important role in the formation of the next government at the Centre.

“It is a historical fact that we opposed him when the state was being bifurcated but please do not underestimate him, his political sagacity and his political shrewdness. Of all the politicians in India, he has this great sense of timing. I would not underestimate KCR for his timing. One must also remember that he was able to get a separate state and that in itself is a huge credit to him and he will go down in the history of Telangana,” he said.

The MIM chief added that, “Post election, he will have a very important role and I foresee that and I will prove it.”