Change of Guard in Telangana BJP Creates Stir, Eatala Meets Disgruntled Party Leader

Hyderabad: The recent change of  guard in the Telangana BJP has not gone down well with some senior party leaders. They have expressed dissatisfaction with the BJP high command and questioned the decision to replace Bandi Sanjay Kumar with Union Minister G Kishan Reddy as the party president.

Earlier in the day, BJP MLA Eatala Rajender, who was recently appointed as the chairperson of the party's state election management committee met with the former minister and BJP leader Dr Chandrasekhar at his residence. Rajender’s visit necessitated after the reports emerged that Chandrasekhar was planning to quit the party.

Visibly dissatisfied, Chandrasekhar told reporters that people who have worked hard to strengthen the party base are not getting due recognition. He said he joined the saffron party as he wanted to work together to unseat BRS from power. Eatala and I discussed the need to free the people of Telangana from the dictatorial rule of KCR, he added. He also said both Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Kishan Reddy are reportedly not happy with the decision, and this will not help the party before the state elections.

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