The exit of Kodangal MLA A Revanth Reddy has destabilised Telangana Telugu Desam Party to a great extent, though the party leaders are still putting up a brave front and saying they would bounce back in 2019 elections.

But the fact of the matter is that after Revanth joined the Congress party along with a few other leaders, many others have started quitting the Telangana TDP one after the other. Instead of following Revanth into the Congress, they all joined the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi where they thought they have better prospects.

On Friday, another senior TDP leader and former minister Uma Madhava Reddy also gave a rude shock by hinting at quitting the party, if she got a better opportunity.

She met TRS president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and gave him a representation requesting him to allot her a residential plot according to the policy of giving house sites to the families of those who were killed in the hands of Naxalites.

Her husband, former home minister A Madhava Reddy, also fell victim to the Naxalite attack in 1999.

This has given rise to speculation that Uma, too, would join the TRS. Though she denied the talk, she did not rule out such a possibility.“Nobody asked me to join the TRS. If somebody asks, I will consider it,” she said.

Asked whether she would contest as TRS candidate from Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency, she said: “I am ready but where will sitting MP Bura Narsaiah Goud go?”Uma admitted there is no future for the TDP in Telangana.

“I know the TDP has no stakes in Telangana. Revanth has joined the Congress party after getting some concrete assurance from its high command. Had I got similar assurance, I would have gone to Delhi along with Revanth to join the Congress,” she commented.So, who will remain in the Telangana TDP finally?

The Supreme Court’s verdict on Thursday declaring that the total percentage of reservations in any state should not exceed 50 per cent has landed Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in an embarrassing situation.

Naidu has been under pressure to provide quota for Kapus and all these days, he has been dodging the issue in the name of getting the report from Manjunatha Commission.

He tried to hoodwink Kapus saying once the report is submitted, he would get the appropriate bill passed in the state assembly providing quota for Kapus under OBC category without affecting the quota of the existing OBCs.

This would mean, he would have to increase the total percentage of reservations to more than 50 per cent, as was done by his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao with regard to increased reservations for Muslims and SCs. Now with the Supreme Court quashing such quota bills, Naidu as well as KCR can’t fulfil their promises.

The only way the quota can be enhanced, as suggested by the Supreme Court, is that the Parliament has to amend the Constitution of India to increase the quota limit and that would trigger a nation-wide unrest. So, the Centre will not do.

Now, this is a real trouble for the TDP chief. Already, Kapu strongman and former Minister Mudragada Padmanabham set December 6 as deadline for the Naidu government to settle the long-pending reservation issue.

He threatened to take up the agitation again if the government failed to meet the deadline.

If Naidu tries to adjust Kapu quota within the existing OBC quota, he will have to face trouble from the BCs, which he doesn’t want. So, it is between the devil and the deep sea for Naidu!

The sudden visit of former Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal to the residence of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday evening has kicked up an intense debate in the social media circles.

Lagadapati came to KCR’s residence-cum-camp office Pragathi Bhavan at Begumpet to invite the Telangana chief minister to the wedding of his son Ashrit on November 25.

He also presented him with a bouquet and both of them exchanged pleasantries.On Thursday, too, Lagadapati came to the state legislative council and gave wedding cards to several TRS leaders, besides spending time with them for a long time.

It was definitely surprising to many Telanganites, as Lagadapati was the bitter critic and enemy of KCR during the movement for separate Telangana state.He used to attack KCR with strongest terms and even tried to rebuke the latter by taking up fake fast unto death to oppose Telangana formation.

And people still remember how Lagadapati got into news with his infamous pepper spray incident in Lok Sabha in order to stall the Telangana bill on February 18, 2014.

Now, the same Lagadapati met KCR and invited him to his son’s wedding, triggering a big debate in the media circles.One section of the media finds fault with KCR for giving an appointment to Lagadapati, forgetting how the latter tried to stop Telangana till the eleventh hour.

“It’s shameful that KCR has shaken hands with a bitter enemy,” they said.Another section argues that it was the fault of Lagadapati to surrender before KCR and invite him to the wedding.

“In fact, Lagadapati has lost his shame in meeting KCR. After KCR cannot turn down a guest, even if he is a past enemy. The former MP should not have invited KCR for the wedding,” another section commented.

Barack Obama, the former president of United Status, has been scheduled to visit India on 1st December. The ex-president and popular leader has got that aura and fullness in presence with his well-behaved attitude, will reportedly speak at the Town Hall organized by the ‘Obama Foundation’ in country capital New Delhi.

This event is planned just a few days after Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka visiting Hyderabad for Global Economic Summit 2017. As per the media report issued by Obama Foundation, ‘India is the strongest nations with high strength below-35 and ultimately, there are many who can shape the future of nation. The citizens can find innovative ways to create positive benefits of the world.’

In last few years, the Obama foundation did similar events across Germany, Brazil, Indonesia and more.