TRS - The Last Chance

The referendum
The by-elections have proved that Mr.KCR’s decision of resigning and going for elections have become suicidal for him and the party. He has gone in for elections with only single point agenda, i.e. Separate Telangana. His claims of referendum on Telangana received deathblow. He himself winning with a meager margin proves the disapproval from his own constituency. The results of these by-elections raise several questions:

Ø Do people really want Separate Telangana State

Ø Are people only inclined towards only development which KCR is not known for

Ø Is the decision of KCR for mass resignation correct

Ø Is he willing to accept the referendum?

Ø Will he agree that the Telangana wave/Sentiment is not as strong as he is thinking

Ø Is Mr.Chandra Shekhar efficient enough to lead for a good cause

Ø Is he only playing the Telangana card to fool the people and stay in power etc.

Ø Are TRS’s days numbered etc?

Fate of lost candidates
Upon the suggestion of their leader Mr.KCR all the legislators and MPs have resigned believing that they will definitely come back. Now that several candidates have lost, what will be their political future? Their one point agenda separate state was rejected bluntly by their constituencies.

Their party never insisted on development or growth but rather used one point agenda only. Hence for the next elections, which is not far away, their party agenda of one point agenda will never work.

They cannot join other parties, as their slogan of Separate Telangana is not appreciated by other parties. If at all Mr.Chiranjeevi launches a party he may not allow these leaders, they hardly have done anything for the society. Hence these people now have their political career at stake.

State of other TRS MLAs
People have not shown much interest to Telangana sentiment in many of the places in Telangana region. Congress and TDP became very strong in Telangana, proving that TRS is losing its sheen. Megastar Chiranjeevi is planning to launch a new party very soon. In these circumstances the current MLAs might start thinking about their luck for the next elections which is again round the corner. They might either lose hope or start thinking about the party’s leadership and the leadership’s ability to really pull up and restore the lost glory.

The only way these MLAs can retain their seats is probably to stop chanting Telangana slogan and start working for people, show tangible developmental progress in their respective constituencies. To save their own skin, rather than listening to their leader, the MLAs may have to focus more on critical issues and development. Again there is every chance that these leaders may plan to switch over to more powerful parties like Congress or TDP.

Future of TRS
All the parties got carried away by the TRS movement and started playing Telangana cards, but after the result, the Telangana issue is definitely going to take a back seat in their respective parties. Now Chiranjeevi also may not talk about separate Telangana and may focus more on developmental activities in this region. Already the Telangana sentiment is slowly waning and with Chiranjeevi launching the party the sentiment will totally die down with Chiru wave.

With only one year for the next elections can things be changed? If they go back to the people to make their movement more strong what would be their strategy. They may use the following points to woo the people.

Ø Telangana has been neglected for years

Ø We will continue our fight for a separate state

Ø We will conduct Telangana Garjanas etc.

Ø We will pressurize the governments at centre and the state to give in

Ø We will take other national level parties into confidence

Ø We will not sleep till we get separate Telangana

Ø Congress has cheated us by not keeping their promise

Ø TDP was never serious about Telangana development and so on.

But right from day one TRS has been talking about these points only. These points only have costed them several seats in the elections. If they continue the same there will be no tomorrow for TRS.

Will Mr.KCR do a Lal Bahudur Shartry?
In these circumstances will Mr.KCR take moral responsibility and resign straight away like the stubborn Lal Bahuder Shastry. But how many Lal Bahudur Shastris have we seen of late? Or will he only express his desire to step down and but upon his colleagues behest continue as party leader. And even if he steps down, is there any other leader who is competent enough to lead for such a big movement? Or will he make any of his relatives the party president and he will still be behind all the decisions. People will be observing more keenly his moves and based on this their faith on the party will be either restored or strengthened.

Blessing in disguise
This is really a blessing in disguise for TRS. This has given them an opportunity to take stock of the situation, before hand. Had they not resigned and with the same plans had they contested the next general elections it would have been completely routed. Moreover during next elections Mr.Chiranjeevi factor might work completely negative for them.

If their conscience says that their movement is correct then they should not give up and come back more strongly. Now they have clear information about the public mandate. They have the opportunity to make an analysis of this and plan for a complete change in their style of functioning, policies, strategies, may be even leadership, as the current leader does not even come out to talk to people when the results are out. The next general elections are the only opportunity left for them to prove their strength and the Telangana sentiment.

Let actions speak

Empty Talk

The failure of TRS is mainly due to their slogan, separate Telangana. Right of day one TRS has been saying, “hey look Telangana is coming, look Telangana is coming!” Where have they spoken about the development activities? People are fed up with their slogan of separate Telangana. They would not like to here them again and again.

Actions

Only talks always fail. Actions speak volumes. Seeing is believing. So TRS if at all they are serious about the cause of Telangana, they should stop talking about it and let the actions speak. Physically show to the people of Telangana how developed their place appears if it were a separate state. This is how they can convince the people of Telangana that they have really lost a lot by not being a separate state.

Plan

They should select a place which is completely underdeveloped, may be a village, town or constituency (as in Adilabad). List out all the critical issues like malaria, poor medical facilities, bad roads, Irrigation, unemployment, etc. If Telangana were a separate state, list out what benefits would that particular place get? As a separate state what plans would have been made and implemented? What benefits would that place reap? How developed would that place look and so on?

Based on this a perfect plan needs to be made to develop this place as if a new state is given, within a timeframe i.e. before the general elections next year.

Funds

Now ascertain the funds needed to develop the selected place using the plans that were to be implemented as a part of a separate state. Plan to arrange for the funds from all the sources and contacts. For example:

Ø Industrialists/Businessmen in the region who wish for a separate state

Ø NRIs who TRS boasts of having good links

Ø Party leaders, as no leader now a days belongs to have-nots category

Ø Conducting Road shows and other programs etc.

This again is the test for all the top people who have vociferously asked for a separate state. If they really have the concern for their region and people, then they will definitely come forward and donate their heart out.

Execution

Arrange some responsible people like retired IAS officers, voluntary organizations etc., to plan for the total developmental activities. The plans may include :

Ø Training the unemployed youth and women in various arts, fields etc

Ø Providing small loans for self employment to the needy

Ø Providing medical facilities like setting up Trust Hospitals, free medicine etc.

Ø Taking up small irrigational projects for their agricultural needs

Ø Developing roads and other infrastructural facilities and so on.

The execution of these plans with sincerity, hard work and dedication will only yield results which in turn can keep the party moving forward.

The developments

Now list out the developments and make public known what they have achieved. What was the state of the place before implementing the plans and how developed does it appear now. Arrange the research agencies to check out the tangible benefits/developments. Prepare a case study and prepare a specimen of model state using this case study.

The result

Now the TRS has something to boast about. Earlier TRS was only displaying their oratory skills and this time more than their oratory skills their actions speak. They can now tell the people of Telangana what they have been missing and what they will get if they get a separate state status.

If this kind of plan is really executed then even the upcoming Chiranjeevi party cannot shake the TRS party and nobody can stop TRS from getting a separate state.

DO or DIE
If the leaders feel that Telangana was really neglected and cannot be developed without being a separate state, then they should take the movement forward with some powerful development activities on war footing. But at the same time if the leadership feels that there is not much of Telangana sentiment etc. they should desist from preaching Telangana state and start working on Telangana development activities. Mr.KCR could not even show his face to the people when the results were declared. Now with some work in Telangana at least they can face the people.

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