Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s far reaching remarks that Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao made a vain bid to enter the NDA after the GHMC elections seems to be a last-ditch effort of the BJP to clarify that there is no ‘nexus’ with the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
Mr. Modi’s remarks come at a time when the party rank and file have been going the extra mile to deny any ‘understanding’ with the BRS. “The talk of BRS-BJP nexus has stuck strongly. The party was determined to change the perception,” a senior BJP leader said and pointed out that time and again the BJP central leadership was appraised of the need to clear the air.
After Mahabubnagar meeting of Mr. Modi, the BJP State leadership had pointed out that the PM’s address was not too critical of the BRS and its leadership. “They urged the central leadership to specifically present the narrative that they were against dynasty rule and corruption, which the BRS has come to be known as,” a senior leader privy to the discussions maintained.
