Hyderabad: To achieve the target of defeating BJP and its supporting parties the Congress High Command is in favour of an alliance with Telugu Desam party in both Telugu states in the coming elections.
The Congress High Command is of the opinion that the TRS in Telangana and the YSR Congress in AP may support the BJP in the post election scenario. It has decided to defeat the TRS in Telangana and the YSRC in AP by having an alliance with the TD in both states.
AICC president Rahul Gandhi, during his recent Hyderabad visit, told the media: “To defeat the BJP we will utilise every possibility and try to have an alliance with other like-minded parties.”
The TD’s target is also to defeat the BJP and the Congress’ aim is also the same. The common goal of the Congress and the TD would be to bring together two parties who had been bitter enemies for decades. the Congress high command believes that the TD would support the UPA against the NDA led by the BJP after the elections.
TPCC president Mr. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has hinted several times about the party having an alliance with the TD. He had also said that in politics, there are no permanent enemies or friends.
The TD in Telangana and the Congress in AP are in a similar position. The TD is struggling for existence in Telangana and the Congress is struggling for existence in AP. A senior TPCC leader said “If the Congress and the TD have an alliance, it will benefit both the parties in in Telangana and in AP.”
The Congress high command has given a free hand to the PCCs on alliance issue at the local level. In AP, the TD also wants an alliance with some parties after breaking ties with the BJP.
Left parties have decided to go with Jana Sena in the next elections. Except for the Congress, the TD has no chance to have an alliance with other political parties. In Telangana the TD has a vote bank particularly the GHMC area and in AP, the Congress also has a considerable vote bank.
This will help both parties if they have an alliance in the next elections. According to sources, the talks between the Congress and the TD will start in Telangana soon.
