Can KCR afford to merge TRS with Congress?

It came to know that TRS president KCR, who is now in Delhi, is not allowing any of his party leaders to meet him. Perhaps, he might be facing extreme pressures from Congress high command over merger issue. Opposition leaders and political analysts opine that Congress has intentionally tried to present the T-Bill in the Rajya Sabha first, despite knowing that it shouldn’t, only to delay the process and build pressure on TRS president KCR. Hence the time has come for KCR to decide his choice between his party and Telangana.

If, he merges his party, then he and his entire team has to stand in front of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi with folded hands like any other Congress leaders seeking tickets, minister posts etc etc. This is really horrible to any leader of his caliber. So, he can’t merge his party with Congress.

If not, Congress will definitely avoid passing the T-Bill in Lok Sabha. If, the bill is not passed in these last sessions of UPA, it can’t give any guarantee for it any further because its electoral chances are blink. BJP, which has retracted from its promise of granting Telangana state in the past due to TDP pressures, may again ignore this issue at least for two three years, due to same reasons, as it is again planning to have a poll alliance with TDP. So, TRS has to be merged with Congress party without any second thought, if it really wants Telangana state.

But, KCR can’t afford to board on a sinking Titanic Ship (Congress) at this moment. It will be nothing but suicidal for his party. Even if he boldly merges his party, BJP will not let the T-Bill pass in the house as it can’t afford to strengthen TRS-Congress combo hands in Telangana. So, at the most he may offer to have a poll alliance with Congress and nothing more.