Sign Of Four: Why Is Telangana's Governing Party BRS In The Headlines For All The Wrong Reasons This Election Season?

With Telangana MLC K Kavitha being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor scam, the recently renamed Bharat Rashtra Samithi is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. In this election year, the party is experiencing crisis after crisis. From the MLA "poachgate" case not going in their favor to the TSPSC document leak, BRS officials are occupied fending off the opposition's attack.

K Chandrasekhar Rao, the chief minister of the BRS, encouraged members to fight the opposition's "misinformation campaign" at a meeting on Monday. The chief minister would travel the districts after the BJP and Congress voiced the concern that farmers in certain parts of the state were being impacted by hail storms.

The following four factors explain why the BRS is now under pressure:

Kavitha and the ED: The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) interrogation of the MLC in the Delhi Excise Policy Case has garnered international notice. The ED refused to agree with her lawyer's plea that she be questioned at her home in Hyderabad rather than in Delhi because of her gender. On March 24, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Kavitha's argument that a woman cannot be required to appear at the ED's office for interrogation. She had said that it could be carried out either by video conference or in-person at her home. Kavitha must continue to show up for the summons till the hearing.
A Venkata Narayana Reddy, a candidate endorsed by the BJP, won the recently conducted Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers' MLC election. At the 20th round of counting, Chenna Keshava Reddy, a PRTU candidate who was unofficially supported by the BRS, was disqualified. Amit Shah, a minister for the union, tweeted his congratulations to the victory. He had said that the result demonstrated that Telangana's residents were tired of corruption and want a transparent administration led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
MLA poaching issue: The Telangana police have lately been told not to look into the MLA poaching matter by the SC. The high court's decision to refer the matter to the CBI was challenged by the state police. As the event occurred in Hyderabad and involved state officials, the state had contended that state authorities should have the authority to look into it. When the issue reached the SC, it requested that neither the CBI nor the Telangana police continue their investigations while the case is still pending. Pilot Rohith Reddy, a BRS Legislator, said sensationally in November of last year that the BJP had attempted to bribe him with a payment of Rs 100 crore in order to get him to join the party. Social media has been flooded with audio and video records of the suspected sale.
TSPSC paper leak: The BRS is putting all of its resources into damage management after a paper leak in a recruitment test turned into a significant problem. When A Revanth Reddy, the president of the Congress, made severe claims against the state government, the special investigation team looking into the issue slapped him with a notice. The IT minister's personal aide, according to the Congress leader, was responsible for the leak. Soon after, he received a notification requesting information sharing with the SIT. All opposition parties have protested in the streets since the examinations were postponed. ​