It is now more or less confirmed that the Central government is not in favour of increasing the Assembly seats before 2019 elections. This came as a rude shock to the Chief Ministers of both the Telugu States who have admitted several other party MLAs into their parties hoping to accommodate them in the increased seats.
Both the Chief Minister who are occupied with administration works have to shift their focus immediately on to the party affairs. In many seats, there are two or more aspirants which should be resolved before the 2019 elections lest last minute allocations will backfire on the parties.
In case, they do not resolve this, TDP and TRS have to fight the opposition as well as the factions within their own parties in the elections. Since the elections are some Two years away, KCR and Naidu should focus on the party affairs.
KCR had admitted more than two dozens of MLAs from other parties into TRS while 20 YSR Congress have shifted their loyalties to TDP till date. And then there are already existing leaders in those constituencies who will fancy their chances in 2019 elections. So this is a bigger challenge for KCR and Naidu before 2019.
