Ever since the historic defeat in May, Telugu Desam Party is under severe pressure. Both BJP and YSR Congress are looking to engulf the party and ensure that it is not in the election fray by the time of next elections. BJP which has drawn a blank in the state in the recent elections is after the TDP leaders.
Four Rajya Sabha MPs defected to BJP and there are rumors about several TDP leaders, former Ministers, and MLAs leaving the party. There are reports that Ghanta Srinivasa Rao is in Colombo along with 14 MLAs of the party and will join BJP very soon. 15 MLAs will mean two-thirds of Total TDP MLAs which will nullify the anti-defection law.
BJP may even get the Main Opposition Status in Andhra Pradesh Assembly. Chandrababu Naidu is in Europe for a holiday along with his family while this crisis is brewing back home. He talked to the leaders in a video conference the other day. What is baffling for TDP supporters is that there are absolutely no Troubleshooters in the party.
There is a panic in the cadre about what is happening and they do not understand why efforts are not happening to dispel the rumors or talk to the leaders who are trying to go out of the party. This may be the result of having no second-rung leaders in the party who can be used as the troubleshooters in such crisis.
