The possibility of bjp State unit chairman Bandi Sanjay being replaced by huzurabad MLA Etala Rajender or party national vice president DK Aruna has been covered in a number of media outlets during the past few days. The reports are deemed incorrect and deceptive by the party's State leadership, nevertheless. They assert that Sanjay will be leading the party in the next assembly elections later this year and that the party high leadership has no plans to replace him.
Sanjay really assured reporters that there was no idea of shifting party policies and that this was just opposition party leaders' propaganda to confuse the bjp membership. However, according to party sources, Sanjay is aware of the high command's strategy and has even promised his followers that he will follow the party's choice and assume any responsibilities assigned to him. While participating in firefighting drills, a number of prominent party officials in the State unit have asserted that the party high command has no plans to replace Sanjay with Etala or Aruna because both joined from opposing parties, and would be difficult for the party cadre to accept.
Etala left Bharat for the BJP. Rashtra Samithi and Aruna are members of the Congress, and since they are only well-liked in their own seats, party sources speculate that they may not have much of an impact on state politics. "I don't believe the party high command will make changes in the leadership with the assembly elections just around the corner. This won't work out well at all. Bandi has been successful in drawing people to the party with his assertiveness. His padayatra was a huge hit. It won't be in the party's best interests to get rid of him, a top party official asserted.
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