Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday cautioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against placing too much faith in chief minister A Revanth Reddy, even as he accused the latter of reacting nervously to BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s recent Telangana visit.Revanth’s sharp reaction to Nitin Nabin’s remarks on “RR Tax” and “Congress-mukt Telangana” reflected the BJP’s growing organisational strength in the state, he added.Claiming that the BJP had emerged as the principal alternative in Telangana, Rao said the turnout of over 11,000 booth presidents at Nitin Nabin’s recent meeting and the response to the Gen Z conclave reflected the party’s growing acceptance across the state.Turning to the state govt, Rao accused it of failing to manage urea distribution despite adequate supplies from the Centre. He alleged that artificial shortages had been created due to administrative failure and claimed some local Congress leaders had colluded with fertiliser dealers to encourage black marketing.On the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Rao rejected allegations that the exercise would benefit the BJP, saying it was only meant to remove duplicate and deceased voters. He said nearly 60% of enumeration forms had already been distributed and maintained that similar revision exercises had been carried out during previous Congress govts. He questioned why the Congress had not challenged the exercise in court if it believed it was illegal.‘Much more to do’: Rao on his first year as BJP chiefReflecting on his first year as Telangana BJP president, Rao said the party had remained active throughout the year, organising programmes almost every day and expanding its organisational footprint across the state. He said he had toured every district, visiting several of them two or three times and staying overnight to interact with cadre at the grassroots, and alleged that several BJP workers faced police cases during protests organised by the party. He said the BJP would continue strengthening its booth-level network by reaching out to women, farmers, unemployed youth and Gen Z voters. “I have done very little in one year. There is still a lot more to be done,” Rao said.
