Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking for a new face to le party in Telangana as it aims to become a strong alternative to ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).  current Telangana Chief K. Laxman’s term of two years as Telangana party Chief will end in next 3 months, after which party will conduct polls to select ir next Chief, said a BJP leer who did t wish to be quoted.

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party plans to hold organizational polls in December this year. A section of people within party feel  need for a new leer or state President to challenge TRS he and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR), who is a popular leer in Telangana. K Laxman lost Musheerab assembly seat in December 2018 assembly elections, during which BJP won just one constituency out of total 119.  

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Mixed reviews to continue with K Laxman as party chief

Ar section of party wants K Laxman to continue as he has a good grip on party affairs, and as he also led BJP to winning four seats in Lok Sabha polls including prominent Nizamab constituency which was previously held by K Kavitha, daughter of KCR. K Laxman has been with BJP right from start of his political career. 

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A few of leers from Congress and Telgu Desam Party (TDP) have also joined BJP including former Cabinet Minister DK Aruna who quit Congress to join BJP. Among possible contenders for party's Telangana Chief would be BJP MLC Naraparaju Ramchander Rao, D K Aruna, and Nizamab MP D Arvind. “It is unlikely that an outsider like Aruna will be given charge, and Arvind is a first-time MP. So we will have to wait and see," said BJP leer.

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Plans of doubling party's strength in Telangana

In a bid to replace Congress and become only strong Opposition in state, BJP has plans of doubling party’s strength from 18 lakh to 36 lakh members. state leers h initially aimed for ding ar 12 lakh members but Home Minister and party's National President Amit Shah ambitiously insisted on recruiting ar 18 lakh people. BJP is looking for significant political growth in states such as West Bengal and Telangana, and is leaving stones unturned to increase its foothold in se states.

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