The upcoming GHMC elections are an acid test for the Telugu Desam Party. If the party does not manage to put up a decent show or assert themselves, they can kiss their hopes of coming to power in Telangana, a huge goodbye.
Chandrababu’s flight to Amaravathi seems to be more like an attempt to extricate himself from the cash-for-vote scandal than a desire to speed up Amaravathi.
And while he has been absenting himself from Hyderabad, it has naturally worked to the advantage of the TRS. Therefore, the GHMC polls will decide the future of the TDP in Telangana, once and for all.
With YSRCP more or less expected to be a non-entity in the polls, the TDP-BJP combine will vie for Seemandhra votes.
Despite all his misdeeds in AP, the Seemandhras in Hyderabad might vote for the TDP purely along regional lines. But if they opt to vote for KCR or if KCR wins despite Seemandhras voting for TDP, then it might be the end for TDP in Telangana.
For the TDP, it is a question of survival.
