Harish Rao is one leader in TRS who commands respect across the entire political spectrum.
However, he has been sidelined repeatedly for the sake of KTR as Harish is considered a threat to KTR becoming the CM.
Nevertheless, Harish Rao has swallowed all the insults and been loyal to KCR.
Rumour is that Harish promised KCR that he would be obliged to him as long as he is the Chief Minister and would chart his own political journey the minute KCR steps down as CM. This is one reason why KCR has reportedly been delaying KTR’s ascension.
But coming to the main point, Harish Rao is the principal dealmaker, trouble shooter and election strategist for the TRS.
However, he has become a pawn in Huzurabad. He was the in-charge for the Huzurabad by-poll. Had the TRS candidate won, the credit would have gone to the Party and Dalit Bandhu.
But now that the TRS has lost, the blame can be pinned on Harish Rao and further reduce his influence. Either way, the result is unfair to Harish.