Political events are busy of their efforts to mobilise varied communities of their favour
Political events are busy of their efforts to mobilise varied communities of their favour
Since the formation of Telangana, elections have been fought on the ‘Telangana versus Andhra Pradesh’ narrative. In 2014, because the hangover of the agitation was nonetheless sturdy, folks voted towards the leaders of Andhra Pradesh and in favour of the Ok. Chandrashekar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). The Telangana sentiment was anticipated to wane within the 2018 Assembly elections, however equations modified when N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) joined palms with its arch rival, the Congress. It as soon as once more grew to become a ‘Telangana versus Andhra’ contest.
But in 2023, the election could also be fought alongside caste points and a number of other strikes point out that. Mr. Rao has been creating political house for the dominant castes among the many Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The BJP too has been rigorously wooing the OBCs. The get together is brazenly looking for the help of the Munnuru Kapu neighborhood, which is economically and culturally highly effective, and the Mudirajus, given the understanding that different dominant OBCs such because the Gouds and Yadavs are tilting in direction of the TRS. The nomination of former BJP State chief Ok. Laxman, who hails from the Munnuru Kapu neighborhood, to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh is a transparent indication of this. Two firebrand MPs — Bandi Sanjay and Arvind Dharmapuri — are additionally from the neighborhood. Munnuru Kapus have traditionally been related to the Congress. Members of the neighborhood occupied key posts within the get together earlier than the formation of Telangana. Leaders like V. Hanumantha Rao, D. Srinivas, Ok. Keshava Rao, and Ponnala Lakshmaiah labored because the Congress chiefs in mixed A.P.
Professor Y.L. Srinivas, a political analyst and Professor on the English and Foreign Languages University, says the BJP believes that the influential and prosperous Reddy neighborhood will sail with the get together. Telangana Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy has additionally been making efforts to hunt the help of the Reddy neighborhood. He sparked an issue when he stated that the Reddy neighborhood was higher than the Velamas (the neighborhood to which Mr. Rao belongs) in offering management and steering a State to growth. The Reddy neighborhood, which was as soon as recognized with the Congress, is now cut up between the TRS and the BJP. Despite being conscious of the backlash throughout the get together for his remark, Mr. Reddy performed the cardboard purely to mobilise the caste group towards the TRS. The Congress continues to count on help from the Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and OBCs.
But throughout the SCs too there may be caste assertion. IPS officer-turned-politician R.S. Praveen Kumar stated he stop forms solely to empower the Dalits via the BSP. His speeches are paying homage to the Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti motion launched by Krishna Madiga to demand categorisation of SC reservations for the advantage of the numerically sturdy Madiga sub-sect.
Meanwhile, the rising political aspirations among the many Most Backward Classes (MBCs) can’t be ignored. The MBCs, who’ve a sizeable inhabitants within the State, are actually taking a look at inclusive events to satisfy their political aspirations. “The MBCs, who are traditionally Congress voters, should not feel ignored. Their role will be key,” says Congress chief Dasoju Sravan.
Muslims too represent a serious part of the inhabitants in Telangana. They have supported the TRS within the final two elections however whether or not they’ll change their ways with the perceived rise of the BJP stays to be seen. The Christian neighborhood has favoured the Congress to this point. Assembly elections could also be greater than a yr away, however political events are busy of their efforts to mobilise varied communities of their favour.
Source: www.thehindu.com
