Combine TRS and Congress Like Chiranjeevi

Telangana Minister KTR discussed political issues in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and the central level on ABN's "Big Debate". KTR believed Chief Minister KCR may win a historic hat trick in South India. He also projected that BRS will win over 80 seats in the Telangana general election. He also showed a flashback of his father merging TRS and Congress. He stated, “My father KCR decided to merge with Congress after the 2014 Telangana bill was passed.

I chose to leave politics that day after we achieved Telangana and my Dad's name was carved in history. I detested Congress and still think it's responsible for all the country's problems.” “That day, Sonia Gandhi and the Congress high command asked KCR to unconditionally merge with Congress like Chiranjeevi did with Prajarajyam Party.

TRS had 70–80 MLA candidates who had committed their lives and possessions to the Telangana struggle and envisioned a future in Congress following the merger. Congress was unwilling to commit to seat sharing. KTR described the arrogance of Telangana Congress members who denigrated KCR. They thought Telangana would forget his father's efforts, making him irrelevant in politics. Given this, KCR, Telangana's lone authentic voice, decided against uniting TRS with Congress.