Jaipal Reddy claims TRS, BJP have a tacit alliance
New Delhi, Nov. 4: Alleging a “more than tacit” alliance between Telangana’s ruling party
TRS and the
BJP, senior Congress leader S. Jaipal Reddy said on Sunday that the two parties could eventually join hands after the Assembly polls on December 7.
Mr Reddy alleged that there is a perfect understanding already between ( PM Narendra) Modi and chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
Mr Reddy, who is seen as one of the tallest Congress leaders in the poll- bound state, also categorically ruled himself out of the chief ministerial race saying he was on the wrong side of age and won’t even fight the elections.
The former Union minister dismissed as “outdated” the opinion polls predicting a victory for Telangana chief minister, saying there is a “silent wave” and a “fairly massive undercurrent” in favour of the Congress which has tied up with the Telugu Desam Party ( TDP) and is holding talks with the Telangana Jana Samithi ( TJS) and the Communist Party of India ( CPI).
Alleging a “more than tacit” alliance between Telangana’s ruling party TRS and the BJP, senior Congress leader S. Jaipal Reddy on Sunday said that the two parties could eventually join hands after the assembly polls.
Mr Reddy, who is seen as one of the tallest Congress leaders in the poll- bound state, also categorically ruled himself out of the chief ministerial race saying he was on the wrong side of age and won’t even fight the assembly elections.
In an interview to PTI, the former Union minister dismissed as “outdated” the opinion polls predicting a victory for Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, popularly known as KCR, saying there was a “silent wave” and a “fairly massive undercurrent” in favour of the Congress.
The Congress, Telugu Desam Party ( TDP), Telangana Jana Samithi ( TJS) and the Communist Party of India ( CPI), have decided to forge an alliance for the December 7 elections and are currently engaged in seatsharing talks.
He said, the Congress’ alliance with Chandrababu Naidu- led TDP had been firmed up, while talks were on with CPI and TJS.
Mr Reddy alleged, “There is a perfect understanding already between ( Prime Minister Narendra) Modi and KCR”.
Asked if there was a possibility of the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti ( TRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) joining hands after the elections, he said, “100 per cent there is a possibility because there is no question of KCR getting 50 per cent seats this time and now given the fact the BJP also can get 6- 7 seats on its own in Telangana, he may rush to BJP and AIMIM both, which will present a very odd picture.”
“In that situation, I hope AIMIM will shrink in horror,” he said.
Asked if he was suggesting a tacit alliance between the TRS and the BJP, Mr Reddy said “an alliance ( between the two) from the perspective of Telangana voters is almost open, it is more than tacit”.
There is a possibility of TRS and BJP joining after poll because there is no question of KCR getting 50 per cent seats this time. — S. Jaipal Reddy,
Congress leader