Now that Somu Virraju is made the party president of the BJP in Andhra Pradesh, what next for him? Will he get the support of all the sections of the BJP? Will there be cooperation from other leaders? These questions are being hotly debated these days.
The fact is that several factions in the party have done everything they could to stop him from becoming the party chief. They had stalled this appointment for nearly five months. The Kamma lobby within the TDP, led by those who joined the BJP from the TDP like Sujana Chowdary and CM Ramesh, has moved heaven and earth to stop his promotion as the president. They propped up MLC PVN Madhav as the possible state president candidate. Even Venkaiah Naidu protege Satya Kumar aligned with this lobby. However, the high command refused to play ball and finally announced Somu Virraju.
Sources say that he would be facing problems at every step of the way from this lobby. His Kapu links would also be used to attack him on caste lines. Sources say that things will not be easy for him as the BJP president.
The fact is that several factions in the party have done everything they could to stop him from becoming the party chief. They had stalled this appointment for nearly five months. The Kamma lobby within the TDP, led by those who joined the BJP from the TDP like Sujana Chowdary and CM Ramesh, has moved heaven and earth to stop his promotion as the president. They propped up MLC PVN Madhav as the possible state president candidate. Even Venkaiah Naidu protege Satya Kumar aligned with this lobby. However, the high command refused to play ball and finally announced Somu Virraju.
Sources say that he would be facing problems at every step of the way from this lobby. His Kapu links would also be used to attack him on caste lines. Sources say that things will not be easy for him as the BJP president.