BJP leaders arrive to select new Andhra chief

BJP top leaders, who are camping in the state capital, started efforts to select a new state president for the party, with an eye on 2014 elections.

BJP general secretaries Purushotham Rupala and Sathishji are in the city and meeting party leaders and cadre to build consensus on the new BJP state chief.

They are also meeting with several RSS and other prominent leaders of the Sangah Parivar. They will continue their efforts on Saturday too and prepare a report for the BJP central committee to take a decision. BJP sources said several leaders expressed their opinion that it would be better to continue G Kishan Reddy as state BJP chief for the second term.

Meanwhile, speaking to reporters, Kishan Reddy said the party organisational elections would be completed very soon and after that, the party would prepare a new action plan to grow in strength in the state.

Reacting to the TDP’s proposal for a no-trust move against chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s government, Reddy said his party was ready to support the motion.

 “We are not concerned which party moves the no-confidence motion, but we are ready to vote in support of it because the present government has slipped into a minority,” he said.

He opined that the people of Telangana would vote for the BJP in 2014 elections, instated of TRS or other political parties in the region.

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