But then, the Mahanadu concluded without any such announcement.
ABN Radhakrishna published his weekly Op-Ed centered on Lokesh's elevation.
Radhakrishna felt that Lokesh is ready and should be crowned as soon as possible.
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He opined that Lokesh should be made the party's National President and not the Working President.
"All the leaders who were designated as the Working Presidents have failed. So, Lokesh should be made the National President of TDP. Since there are four years left, Chandrababu will always be there to correct if he falters," Radhakrishna wrote.
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RK went on to say that Lokesh is perfectly handling the Opposition.
"YSR Congress has the majority in the Council. It has appointed a Senior leader like Botsa Satyanarayana as the Leader of Opposition in the Council. Even then, Lokesh is effectively handling them. That itself is an indication that he has arrived," he said.
RK cites the example of KTR and says coronation at the right time is a must in politics.
"KCR made KTR as the Working President so as to transfer the power at the right time. But KTR failed to strengthen the connection with the cadres. Since the party is not in power, his sister Kavitha is opposing KTR's leadership. She announced she would not work under KTR's leadership," RK hinted to Chandrababu about what can go wrong.
The question now is if Chandrababu will get the message.
Chandrababu Naidu is known for delaying things till the last. But those delays have cost him big time in the past.
For once, Naidu should plan it well for Lokesh, the TDP cadres are wishing.
Also, there are questions if the Mahanadu announcement was deferred so that Lokesh can be made the National President instead of the Working President?
We do not know, but if that is the reason, it is a smart move.
Chandrababu Naidu was elected as the National President in the Mahanadu. That gives rise to doubts that the appointment will not happen for another year.

