Uncertain future for TDP

Chandrababu Naidu's arrest has demoralised his party but the question to ask is whether his being in jail is a threat or an opportunity

At Rajamahendravaram central prison, he’s just A/37 — that’s how Nara Chandrababu Naidu is known after he was arrested on corruption charges and lodged in the Rajahmundry jail. The biggest issue before the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) now is: Who’s going to run things? And are they ready for a leadership transition?

Transition, because the leadership record of Nara Lokesh, Mr Naidu’s son, does not inspire confidence. There is support for Mr Naidu across the board — with Akhilesh Yadav at one end of the spectrum to D Purandeswari at the other — all protesting at the way he was