Former cricket captain MD Azharuddin won and got elected as the president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. Most of his panel members got elected. There are reports that this could be possible for the cricketer only because the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) gave him secret and all out support. Minister KT Rama Rao has played a key role in Azhar victory behind the scenes.

This has triggered speculation whether the cricketer would leave the Congress party and join TRS. In fact, KTR has long been trying to bring Azhar into his party hold. In the last election, the cricketer wae expected to change party but that didn’t happen finally.

Analysts say that the Congress Telangana unit is getting into deeper crisis each day by losing its political base. The BJP is emerging as immediate alternative to TRS. In this backdrop, Azhar is considering TRS as the better choice for his future political career.