TRS may approach Chiru, if talks of TDP-Left tie fail

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Hyderabad: The Telengana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) may join hands with Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party if the efforts to form a grand electoral alliance with the Telugu Desam Party-Left fail. The TDP, TRS, CPI, CPI(M) have proposed to form a 'grand alliance' for the coming Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. The seat-sharing that the TRS has suggested in case an alliance is forged is apparently unacceptable to the TDP-Left parties.

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu is reportedly upset over the demands of the TRS and is unwilling to go ahead with the alliance. TRS Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao is demanding 45 Assembly seats and six MP seats for his party.

KCR has approached Chiranjeevi whose Praja Rajyam has already indicated that it is open to an alliance with the TRS. However, the TDP and Left parties are of the opinion that KCR is only cozing up with Chiranjeevi as an arm-twisting tactic to have his way in the alliance. KCR is keen for a truck with the TDP rather than Chiranjeevi, who he considers as politically inexperienced and unable to convert his popularity into political support.

Talks to forge the tie-up between the TRS, TDP, CPI and CPI(M) started last Wednesday. However, the parties were deadlocked over the number of Lok Sabha seats to be contested by the each party, with the TRS demanding more than what the TDP was ready to share. A letter apparently written by Maoist leader Sudarshan to TRS MLA T Harish Rao, who is KCR's nephew, asking them not join the TDP-led alliance has also cast a shadow on the talks. Though KCR and Harish Rao have vehemently denied receiving any such letter, it has jeopardised the talks.