TRS chief and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has addressed two election meetings in Karimnagar and Nizambad in the last three days.
One thing that was clearly evident in these two meetings was KCR ignoring his AP counterpart and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in his hour-long speeches.
This is in sharp contrast to election meetings addressed by Naidu in AP where he is taking KCR to task and abusing him in all possible ways.
KCR never tolerated Naidu's criticism against him earlier. KCR never lost any opportunity to give a fitting reply to either Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Naidu in the public meetings.
Strangely, this time, KCR is criticsing BJP and Congress leaders but maintaining complete silence on Naidu.
TRS party sources said KCR has been adopting 'strategic silence' on Naidu to benefit YSRCP in upcoming Assembly polls.
The Telangana intelligence reports and independent surveys commissioned by KCR are learnt to have revealed that if KCR attacks Naidu it will only benefit TDP and hit the prospects of YSRCP.
Even political strategist Prashanth Kishore, who too is very angry at Naidu, for calling him 'Bihar dacoit', reportedly advised KCR to desist from criticising Naidu as he will use it to flare of "Andhra emotions" by alleging nexus between YSRCP and TRS.
He reportedly told KCR that Naidu's criticism on KCR helped TRS in December Assembly polls and if KCR attacks Naidu now, it will only help TDP.
KCR does not want to take any chances that would benefit TDP and hit YSRCP.
For this reason, KCR is dispalying unusual patience despite Naidu criticising him left, right and centre by terming KCR as a 'servant' who worked under him while he was in TDP.
KCR has decided to ignore Naidu's criticism against him till AP pollling is completed on April 11.
It remains to be seen wheter KCR's silence on Naidu will benefit Jagan or not in the upcoming AP elections.