Who was the star attraction at the Dalit Bandhu inaugural at Huzurabad the other day besides Chief Minister KCR? Anyone who watched the event will say without doubt that it is Kaushik Reddy. This was quite an interesting sight. While Kaushik Reddy, who has recently joined the TRS from the Congress was all over the place, the TRS loyalist and party candidate Gellu Srinivas Yadav was a mute spectator.

While Gellu Srinivas sat silently in one corner of the dais, Kaushik Reddy went ahead and shook hands with CM KCR. He tailed the CM when he stepped on to the dais and while he was leaving. Gellu Srinivas silently sat. This gave rise to doubts as to whether the TRS leadership has put his candidature on hold and has decided to pit Kaushik Reddy at the last minute. Is this why his MLC offer was put on hold? There were questions as to whether the TRS wanted to spring a surprise at the last moment.

Sources say that KCR has put on hold the appointment of Kaushik Reddy as an MLC deliberately. Sources say that his name could be announced at the last moment to take the wind out of the BJP. This move will confound the BJP, according to the party. Was Gellu Srinivas aware of this and is this the reason why he was maintaining a low profile.

Not just that. Everywhere in Huzurabad, there were posters, banners and flexies showed only the image of Kaushik Reddy. Gellu Srinivas was not seen anywhere on the posters and buntings. From the body language of Kaushik Reddy and Gellu Srinivas, doubts began in the minds of even the diehard TRS workers and sympathizers.