09-16-2009, 09:42 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-ramana+Sep 14 2009, 11:11 AM-->QUOTE(ramana @ Sep 14 2009, 11:11 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->One of my friends said that YSR's achievement in last elections was to make Chiranjeevi stay independent and thus divide the non Congress votes. A big nigthmare was an understanding between CBN and Chiranjeevi. YSR did what ever PRP wanted to win this round for INC. And TDP wasnt sure where PRP stood even after the elections.
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PRP and Loksatta are spoiler parties encourage by Congress.
Actor Nagarjuna, who is in Congress, campaigned for LS. LS affected urban votes, esp greater Hyderabad.
PRP fielded candidates in a way that was disadvantageous to TDP. Even in recent Tekkali election it fielded a Velama against TDP's K Acham Naidu (who is brother of K Yerram Naidu, also velama). Congress fielded a Kalinga (Another dominant caste after Velama in that part of AP). Money broker for Chiranjeevi was his own brother-in-law Allu Aravind. Perhaps Botsa or YSR himself directly dealt with Chiranjeevi and Aravind.
In a strange way KCR himself may be a spoiler for TDP. It is CT now but corroboration is needed on some observations (KCR insisting running from Mahaboobnagar - a TDP winnable seat) to confirm the spoiler role.
Apart from those, two tactics that YSR used won him last election. In greater Hyderabad area, he spooked non-Telengana businessmen and people that they would be kicked out if TDP-TRS combo came to power. Those businessmen secretly campaigned for YSR.
At the same time he spooked Krishna-river dependent south districts that their water flow is at stake if TRS came to power (his speech soon after elections were over in Telengana districts). This resulted in TDP not winning these areas.
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PRP and Loksatta are spoiler parties encourage by Congress.
Actor Nagarjuna, who is in Congress, campaigned for LS. LS affected urban votes, esp greater Hyderabad.
PRP fielded candidates in a way that was disadvantageous to TDP. Even in recent Tekkali election it fielded a Velama against TDP's K Acham Naidu (who is brother of K Yerram Naidu, also velama). Congress fielded a Kalinga (Another dominant caste after Velama in that part of AP). Money broker for Chiranjeevi was his own brother-in-law Allu Aravind. Perhaps Botsa or YSR himself directly dealt with Chiranjeevi and Aravind.
In a strange way KCR himself may be a spoiler for TDP. It is CT now but corroboration is needed on some observations (KCR insisting running from Mahaboobnagar - a TDP winnable seat) to confirm the spoiler role.
Apart from those, two tactics that YSR used won him last election. In greater Hyderabad area, he spooked non-Telengana businessmen and people that they would be kicked out if TDP-TRS combo came to power. Those businessmen secretly campaigned for YSR.
At the same time he spooked Krishna-river dependent south districts that their water flow is at stake if TRS came to power (his speech soon after elections were over in Telengana districts). This resulted in TDP not winning these areas.