Fissures develop in Kutami

Hyderabad, April 25: Fissures developed in the Mahakutami (Grand Alliance) even before the election results are out.

The CPI(M) state secretary, Mr B.V. Raghavulu, and his CPI counterpart, Mr K. Narayana, are angry with each other over the friendly contest between the two parties in Mangalagiri Assembly seat. Mr Narayana alleged that the Marxist party’s leadership blackmailed his party and said the TRS chief, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao was better than Mr Raghuvulu.
Apart from this, the separate Telangana issue and the strategy to be adopted at the Centre during the post-poll scenario has also divided the Mahakutami partners.
While the CPI(M) leadership reiterated its opposition to the bifurcation of the state, the TRS chief stepped up pressure on the TD demanding a resolution in the first session of the new Assembly.
The TD leadership is maintaining strategic silence on the Telangana issue after the polls.
Meanwhile, leaders in the Mahakutami are also making divergent statements on their prospects in the elections.
While the TD chief is claiming that the Mahakutami will win more than 200 seats, his partner in the Mahakutami, Mr Raghavulu said on Saturday that no party would get a clear-cut majority. Mr Raghavulu predicted that a hung house would emerge. “In a three-cornered contest, we can’t predict a clear-cut result,” he added.