Changing political dynamics in Telangana, AP: BJP rides solo, cautiously

Its best bet lies in TDP and TRS striking a deal with Congress and framing the battle as a UPA vs NDA

When leaders of the Congress and several other opposition parties congregated in front of Bengaluru’s Vidhan Soudha for winsome photo-ops and a display of strength after H D Kumaraswamy was sworn in as Karnataka chief minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) noted two political signals — one was the absence of K Chandrasekhar Rao, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and Telangana chief minister.  In March, Rao had initiated the project of assembling a “Federal Front” with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and other regional leaders. 

The other signal was the presence of N Chandrababu Naidu, who heads the Telugu Desam Party and