Minister for Municipal Administration K. T. Rama Rao expects the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to alter the dates of Assembly elections in five States, including Telangana, and may extend the term of these legislatures to conduct elections to them along with its much propagated simultaneous elections for Assemblies and Parliament.
“So far, there are only indications and assumptions that there would be simultaneous elections and the unexpected Parliament sessions are only to introduce the Bill. However, we have to wait and watch till the agenda is declared for the sessions and till that time the discussions around the combined elections may be just speculation,” he said.
Mr. Rama Rao, in an informal chat with the media men here on Tuesday, said only two people in the country would be aware of the exact dates, without naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. “We will wait and reveal our strategy but the BRS is opposed to simultaneous elections,” he said.
