Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu seems to be mentally prepared to face the defeat in the recently held assembly elections in the state, results of which would be declared on May 23.
This was the observation made by YSR Congress party general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy.
“The way Naidu has been continuously blaming the EVMs and Election Commission clearly shows that he is preparing a ground to absolve him from the impending defeat in the elections,” he said.
Reddy expressed view that Naidu was also apprehensive of a massive revolt against him from his own party ranks after the election results. His frequent tours to neighbouring states was only to hoodwink the party rank and file that he was still strong.
“He is desperately trying to keep the flock together by raising false hope among the party leaders and cadre that the TDP was winning,” he said.
The YSRC leader pointed out that on one hand, Naidu had been telling at the top of his voice that 30 per cent of the EVMs were faulty or not functioning and on the other, he had been putting up a brave face and telling that his party is going to sweep the elections.
“The contradiction only shows that he wants to prepare his cadre and show them a reason for the rejection of his party by the electorate despite all the tricks played by him. His propaganda that the YSRC had tampered with the EVMs only showed the mismatch of the expectations and the end result,” he said.
Naidu had started this exercise immediately after the electioneering was over and continued to do so and even his close aides are shying away from him at this hour, Reddy said.
