Leaders' disconnect with cadre may prove costly for BRS in local polls

SECOND-rung leaders and grassroots cadre of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) are growing anxious about the upcoming local body elections, as former ministers and MLAs of the party are reportedly distancing themselves from their constituencies.

- IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY @Hyderabad

Many have not even been accessible to their followers, let alone taken steps to boost their morale. Barring a handful of exceptions, most senior leaders remain confined to Hyderabad, where they routinely address press conferences at Telangana Bhavan—the party headquarters—mainly to launch counterattacks against rival parties.