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Rise of KCR's daughter in state makes ministers nervous about their future

K Chandrashekar Rao announced that his daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha would become a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Telangana's Upper House

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) during his swearing-in ceremony as the Chief Minister of Telangana, in Hyderabad, Thursday | Photo: PTI
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Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) | Photo: PTI

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Daughter’s rise, cabinet’s restlessness
 
Those watching Telangana politics were surprised when K Chandrashekar Rao, announced that his daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha would become a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Telangana’s Upper House. Kavitha was defeated in the May 2019 Lok Sabha elections by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Aravind Dharmapuri from the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat. Many thought she would be sent to Delhi via the Rajya Sabha (The Telangana Rashtra Samithi got two members elected unopposed), she was named to the Upper House in the state, spurring speculation that she will become a minister in the government. The only problem