Senior leader N. Ramchander Rao is likely to be appointed as the new President of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Telangana unit, party sources said on Monday.
The party’s central leadership is understood to have finalised Mr Rao as the State BJP President.
A High Court advocate and former Member of Legislative Council (MLC), Rao will file the nomination for the post on Monday afternoon.
With the Central leadership conveying its choice, no other leader is likely to enter the fray.
Mr Rao is likely to be elected unanimously on Tuesday.
Though Union Minister of State Bandi Sanjay and BJP MPs Eatala Rajender and Arvind Dharmapuri were seen as strong contenders for the post, the BJP’s central leadership is believed to have preferred Ramchander Rao, a party loyalist and non-controversial figure.
A Brahmin, Mr Rao had been active in Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and the legal cell of the BJP.Nominations can be filed on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. while nominations can be withdrawn from 4 to 5 p.m. the same day.
Union Minister of State for Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, will serve as the Returning Officer.
Several top BJP leaders were seen as front-runners to succeed current state party President and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy.
They included Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay, who was removed as the state BJP President before 2023 Assembly elections, MPs Arvind Dharmapuri, Eatala Rajender, K. Laxman and D.K. Aruna.
Union Minister Kishan Reddy was appointed State BJP President ahead of 2023 Assembly elections, replacing Bandi Sanjay.
He led the party in Assembly elections and in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
While the BJP could win just eight seats in 119-member Assembly, it improved its performance in Lok Sabha polls to double the tally of seats to eight.
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