The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is in a state of disarray. The celebrations to mark nine years of the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre have turned sour with infighting in the rank and file.
The two warring groups are led by State party president and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar and recent entrant to the BJP, Eatala Rajender. The BJP central leadership has been unable to bring about any rapprochement between the two leaders despite several rounds of talks.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar has been the poster boy of the Opposition party in Telangana. He has been relentlessly campaigning against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)-led government by highlighting its various acts of omission and commission and has particularly been targeting Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. But unhappiness against him in the State BJP runs deep with many accusing him of one-upmanship and constant self-projection. His padayatra, an outreach programme which was to cover all the districts in the State, ended unexpectedly after the fifth phase allegedly following complaints from party persons.
