Why keep your seat will not be a walk for KCR

Gajwel (Telangana): In the village of Erravalli, in Gajwel constituency, in the Telangana constituency, voters seem satisfied with the performance of his deputy, Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, better known as KCR.

no contest here. KCR will win, "says a tea room owner located at the junction of the village. "He did a good job for the village," he adds, pointing to the two-bedroom houses built by the chief minister. He also mentioned the drinking water and irrigation projects he undertook during his tenure as a member of Parliament for the riding. "The people here are completely in favor of KCR," echoes a salesman who sells guavas in Pragnapur. "Many things were accomplished under his reign."

In Jagdevpur, however, people think that it will not be easy for KCR to retain its seat. Pochaiyya, a villager, informs The Wire that there "is a contest because Pratap Reddy, involved in public affairs for a few years, gives good competition while KCR is inaccessible". Similarly, in Sangupalli, there is sympathy for Pratap Reddy, who is arguing over a congressional candidacy.

It should be noted that during the last election, Reddy had obtained 67,303 votes, scoring the second position while competing on the Telugu Desam (TDP) ticket. KCR won by a margin of 19,366 votes in a triangular fight between Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), TDP and Congress, in which congressional candidate T. Narsa Reddy received 34,085 votes.

However, this time, with the rapprochement of the TDP and Congress under the banner of Maha Kutami and Narsa Reddy, who support Pratap Reddy, the alliance candidate has good chances to win. Political observers in the nation's capital say that if the alliance is able to transfer votes, it will be very difficult for KCR to maintain its own seat.

Another aspect that may be detrimental to KCR is not spending enough time in one's riding, which even the chief minister admits. According to a recent report published in the Times of India while a denigrated 20,000 party men belonging to the entire Erravelli constituency, he had stated "I'll give Gajwel more time in my next term. . "It is also alleged that it is not only his riding that feels neglected, it is also virtually inaccessible to people in general.

In addition, last month, several TRS leaders from his constituency joined the Congress. According to a report published in in The Hindu "Among the members who joined the group, include the deputy of Jagdevpur, Renuka, the MPTC Mamata Bhanu and Kavitha Yadigiri, ex-sarpanches Ellaiah and Vijaya, Bhagya counselors Laxmi and Durga Prasad. "In the same way, the last month. Two senior TRS officials, Narsa Reddy, former Gajwel MP, and Ramulu Naik, MP for Narayankhed, attended the Congress.

Meanwhile, a confident KCR and members of his party rely heavily on the visible development work and social protection projects undertaken by his government. "Eighty percent of the polls would be in our favor. It would be an absolute victory, "Rao's political secretary, S. Subhash Reddy, told PTI. He cited the 24-hour power supply of the agricultural sector, the abundant supply of fertilizers, the investment aid program "Rythu Bandhu" and the farmers' insurance system as examples of some social protection provided by the TRS Government.

The state goes to the polls on December 7 and the results will be announced on December 11. It would be interesting to see if the grand alliance gets the vote of its votes or if the visible development work done by the TRS government prevails.