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Will Amar have a Sonia message for Chiranjeevi?
Will Amar Singh convey a pehgaam (message) from Sonia Gandhi when he meets Chiranjeevi on Sunday evening? This was the speculation in Hyderabad on Saturday on the eve of the crucial meeting that might set the tenor for pre-poll alliances in Andhra Pradesh. Analysts wondered whether Amar Singh would assure __ albeit very indirectly __ the megastar of the chief minister's gaddi in case he chose to ally with the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress for the forthcoming elections and the combine is able to secure a majority in the assembly.
For the records, the Amar Singh-Chiranjeevi meeting is being billed as a courtesy call. Amar Singh who has emerged as the nation's foremost political fixer is expected to be accompanied by Jayaprada who has acted opposite Chiranjeevi in many Telugu films.
"The Congress and its allies are focussed on coming to power in New Delhi post elections 2009. For this, every seat would count. To ensure this the Congress bosses would be quite willing to do a deal for the chief ministership of AP," a political insider averred. Analysts pointed out that SP had no presence in AP and therefore Amar Singh's purpose is only to explore the possibility of a national alliance with Chiranjeevi's Prajarajyam.
The meeting that has been facilitated by the intervention of superhero Amitabh Bachchan is in the backdrop of the assessment that Chiranjeevi will force a threeway fight in AP. Though the assessment of many is that Prajarajyam will come third in the battle, the party's support will become crucial for whichever party comes first to form a government.
"Whatever he might say, Chiranjeevi entered politics to become the chief minister and therefore he is not expected to compromise for anything less is possibly the assessment in the Congress headquarters. Of course, Chiranjeevi's bargaining chip would depend on the number of seats he gets in the assembly and the Lok Sabha," an analyst said.
He and other political watchers however conceded that Chiranjeevi was unlikely to enter into any pre-poll alliance with the Congress. "He intends to gather at least part of the anti-incumbency votes that will go against the Congress by virtue of being is power. He will not be foolish enough to tie up with the party before the polls," the analyst said.
"Such a tie-up will only benefit the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) that will pick up all the anti-incumbency votes," the analyst added. For the records, the spokesmen of Chiranjeevi's party have asserted that they will go alone in the polls. The assertion was made in the wake of speculations of a possible alliance between Prajarajyam and the BJP. Analysts feel that the trip by Amar Singh to Hyderabad has also been spurred by this speculation."
For the records, the Amar Singh-Chiranjeevi meeting is being billed as a courtesy call. Amar Singh who has emerged as the nation's foremost political fixer is expected to be accompanied by Jayaprada who has acted opposite Chiranjeevi in many Telugu films.
"The Congress and its allies are focussed on coming to power in New Delhi post elections 2009. For this, every seat would count. To ensure this the Congress bosses would be quite willing to do a deal for the chief ministership of AP," a political insider averred. Analysts pointed out that SP had no presence in AP and therefore Amar Singh's purpose is only to explore the possibility of a national alliance with Chiranjeevi's Prajarajyam.
The meeting that has been facilitated by the intervention of superhero Amitabh Bachchan is in the backdrop of the assessment that Chiranjeevi will force a threeway fight in AP. Though the assessment of many is that Prajarajyam will come third in the battle, the party's support will become crucial for whichever party comes first to form a government.
"Whatever he might say, Chiranjeevi entered politics to become the chief minister and therefore he is not expected to compromise for anything less is possibly the assessment in the Congress headquarters. Of course, Chiranjeevi's bargaining chip would depend on the number of seats he gets in the assembly and the Lok Sabha," an analyst said.
He and other political watchers however conceded that Chiranjeevi was unlikely to enter into any pre-poll alliance with the Congress. "He intends to gather at least part of the anti-incumbency votes that will go against the Congress by virtue of being is power. He will not be foolish enough to tie up with the party before the polls," the analyst said.
"Such a tie-up will only benefit the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) that will pick up all the anti-incumbency votes," the analyst added. For the records, the spokesmen of Chiranjeevi's party have asserted that they will go alone in the polls. The assertion was made in the wake of speculations of a possible alliance between Prajarajyam and the BJP. Analysts feel that the trip by Amar Singh to Hyderabad has also been spurred by this speculation."
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