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Renuka Chowdhury, 'Rajini of Rajya Sabha' unlikely to make a return

It will be tough for her to return to the Upper House from either Telangana or Andhra Pradesh, where the Congress' presence has dwindled

Renuka Chowdhury
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Renuka Chowdhury

Aditi PhadnisAgencies New Delhi
She once shocked everyone by saying that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu looks like a pickpocket standing at a bus stand and described film star-turned-politician Jayaprada as a “bimbo”. She had dared policemen to arrest her and waged a war against the media.
 
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N T Rama Rao, widely known as NTR, once described her as the “only man in TDP”.  “Rani Rudramma Devi”, “Revolver Rani” and “Rajni of Rajya Sabha” are the titles that the people of Andhra Pradesh have bestowed on her. It was due