Hyderabad: Contrary to speculation over entry into national politics, TRS chief and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is said to have told party leaders that neither he nor Harish Rao will contest in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Referring to the recent news reports about their possible entry into national politics by contesting as MP candidates, KCR has termed them as baseless rumours.

TRS has finalised six sitting Lok Sabha members — K Kavitha (Nizamabad), B Vinod Kumar (Karimnagar), Boora Narsaiah Goud (Bhongir), BB patil (Zaheerabad), G Nagesh (Adilabad) and K Prabhakar Reddy (Medak). KCR is exploring all the possibilities for potential candidates for the remaining 10 Lok Sabha seats. One Hyderabad MP seat will be retained by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, for whom TRS is supporting.

KCR is reportedly told his MP candidates that he would enter the national politics in case BJP and Congress don’t get absolute majority to form the government at the Centre, while exerting confidence that TRS will sweep all the 16 MP seats and one by AIMIM bagging the total 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana.

“I prefer to work as chief minister of Telangana rather than a less important role of a union minister at the Centre. If TRS gets an important role to play in national politics, Then I may consider that option,” said KCR.

Going by the KCR’s remarks, the TRS supremo and Harish Rao wouldn’t contest in Lok Sabha polls, but may enter the national politics steering Federal Front concept if only BJP and Congress couldn’t get the required magical number of MPs to form the government at the Centre.