'Kaun Suvendu Banega' Buzz Among BJP Workers

Hyderabad:“Kaun Suvendu Banega” has become the buzz phrase among BJP’s committed workers in Telangana after the party’s emphatic victory in the politically tough terrain of West Bengal. With the BJP now positioned as the single largest party in Bengal and Suvendu Adhikari poised to be the state’s first BJP chief minister, Telangana workers are drawing a sharp contrast: the BJP has a bright future in Hyderabad and across the state, but they argue it still lacks a leader who can lead from the front with the same grit, organisation‑building and mass connect that Suvendu showed in Bengal.

A dedicated BJP worker from Puranapool said many leaders in the state openly campaign to be chief ministers or ministers, but there is hardly any senior face who can walk the same hard ground, selfless struggle that Suvendu embraced to turn Bengal into a BJP stronghold. “In Bengal he stood in the sun, went to the fields, sat in the streets, and fought the TMC and Congress for years. Here we have a healthy dose of ambition, but not the guts to sweat for the organisation’s growth,” the worker said.

Another grassroots worker from Chaitanyapuri added: “Look at Bengal: the BJP was once a marginal force, but with Suvendu’s relentless campaigning, the party now has a government‑in‑making. The ground in Telangana is more favourable with clear anti‑Congress and anti‑BRS sentiment, strong urban middle‑class support, and a growing youth base. We don’t need just more faces at the top, we need a leader who can convert this into a permanent majority.”

A senior local leader from Secunderabad echoed this view, saying: “The BJP’s future in Telangana is as promising as in Bengal, but we need a leader who can fight the establishment every day, not just after elections. If we want a Suvendu‑style resurgence here, the party must groom someone who stays in the field, speaks the people’s language, and builds the organisation from the ground up.”