The “banner” story carried by Andhra Jyothy on Monday stating that TRS president and CM KCR is getting ready to float a new national party is nothing but kite flying at its new heights.
First of all, Andhra Jyothy seems to have forgotten the fundamental question: what is a national party? Can KCR form a party in the name of Naya Bharat and call it as national party?
According to the Election Commission of India rules, a registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions:
1. The party wins at least two per cent of the seats in the Lok Sabha (11 seats) from at least three different States; or
2. At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6 per cent of votes in four States and in addition, it wins four Lok Sabha seats from any state or states; or
3. A party gets recognition as State Party in four or more States.
So, first, KCR has to register his party in four or more states and in order to get the recognition, it has to win at least six per cent of votes in these states.
It means, it has to contest the elections in at least four states and win the seats by next general elections.
The bottom line, therefore, is just by registering Naya Bharat Party with EC, KCR cannot call it a national party and compete with the Congress or the BJP in the next general elections to grab power.
Secondly, as the chief minister of Telangana, KCR may be a popular figure, but his influence as a politician is confined only to Telangana.
Forget about other states, even in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, if his party contests the elections, it will be rejected outright.
And northern parties do not even entertain the idea of voting for his party.
Thirdly, KCR will have to develop his party organisation in several states in a short period which is next to impossible. No other political party will be willing to join hands with KCR to support his so-called national party narrative.
One can understand if KCR takes the initiative of forming a front of political parties like the one he had mooted in the past in the name of Federal Front. But the idea of floating a “national party” has absolutely no takers.
By the way, it is not even April 1. Why did Andhra Jyothy carry such a story to fool the people?
