The decision to advance the polls is being taken to ensure that the mood during the general election does not overshadow local issues on which KCR has been banking on. (Photo: PTI)

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) has called for a brief meeting of the state cabinet at 6:45 am on Thursday. He is expected to announce his decision to dissolve the state assembly and call for an early election in the state.

At present, the assembly elections in Telangana will be held along with the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The decision to advance the polls is being taken to ensure that the mood during the general election does not overshadow local issues on which KCR has been banking on.

Off late, the chief minister has dropped a number of hints that he is considering the option of advancing the polls. The mega rally held on Sunday was seen as show of strength before the key announcement.

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But why has September 6 been chosen to announce the decision? Sources say KCR's acolytes have opined that six is his lucky number and announcing the decision on this date my be beneficial to him. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief is said to be a strong believer in numerology, vaastu and astrology. He often deploys them to make his political decisions.

After the early morning cabinet meeting, KCR is likely to meet Governor ESL Narasimhan and request him to dissolve the state assembly.



KCR is hoping that once the assembly is dissolved, the Election Commission will agree to advance the polls and conduct them along with the elections in Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. These states are set to go to polls by the end of 2018.

Once the assembly has been dissolved, KCR will kick-start his poll campaign, which will include 100 meetings in 50 days. The campaign will start from September 7.

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Meanwhile, the state planning and development department has asked all TRS legislators to submit their proposals so that it can release funds for developmental works in their constituencies. These funds will be released under the Assembly Constituency Development Programme.

The Chief Minister's Office has asked department heads and principal secretaries to release all government orders pertaining to the decisions made on Wednesday and Thursday without any delay.

This is to ensure that sops and other benefits that are being extended are not stalled due to the Code of Conduct that will come into place once the poll dates are announced.

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