Will Congress high command dictate terms?
Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Is the Congress high command set to dictate terms to the State leadership like in the past? This question has been doing rounds for the past one week relating to the selection of successor to late Chief Minister, Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy.
The high command used to have control over the State units and the major decisions, including the selection of the PCC presidents and Chief Ministers are decided at the whims and fancies of the high command. The high command used to fill the top posts in every State and leaders in Delhi would be having total control over the party affairs.
It was for this reason late N T Rama Rao used to blame the Congress for mortgaging the State interests in Delhi.
However, things took a new turn with the emergence of Dr Rajasekhar Reddy as the powerful leader. He started to command things and even dictate terms to the high command. Except the election of K V P Ramachandra Rao to the Rajya Sabha, (which was differed six times) Dr Rajasekhar Reddy’s word carried weight in Delhi.
The sudden death of Dr Rajasekhar Reddy had come as a shot in the arm for the high command to take things into its control. It is for this reason the issue of succession became controversial with Delhi lobbies entertaining different voices.
If the high command starts dominating the State affairs, it would be a death blow to the party in the State as it was proved in 1980s and 1990s.
The high command used to have control over the State units and the major decisions, including the selection of the PCC presidents and Chief Ministers are decided at the whims and fancies of the high command. The high command used to fill the top posts in every State and leaders in Delhi would be having total control over the party affairs.
It was for this reason late N T Rama Rao used to blame the Congress for mortgaging the State interests in Delhi.
However, things took a new turn with the emergence of Dr Rajasekhar Reddy as the powerful leader. He started to command things and even dictate terms to the high command. Except the election of K V P Ramachandra Rao to the Rajya Sabha, (which was differed six times) Dr Rajasekhar Reddy’s word carried weight in Delhi.
The sudden death of Dr Rajasekhar Reddy had come as a shot in the arm for the high command to take things into its control. It is for this reason the issue of succession became controversial with Delhi lobbies entertaining different voices.
If the high command starts dominating the State affairs, it would be a death blow to the party in the State as it was proved in 1980s and 1990s.
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