"The (ruling) TRS won only 34 per cent of votes and 62 seats (in the last elections) despite at the peak of (separate statehood) movement. It's a border line victory as the magic number is 60 (in the 119-member Assembly).""Today after anti-incumbency and so much opposition brewing at the field level, obviously they (the ruling TRS) are going to take a hit," he claimed.Alleging that TRS lured MLAs from other parties after coming to power by promoting defections, he said this strategy of the ruling party has become a "self-goal" now, as it has today three to four leaders vying for tickets in each Assembly segment."They (TRS leaders) will defeat themselves. We are banking on that issue also, where there will be bitter opposition from TRS party, where factions will fight a bitter war against each other," Mr Rao said.He said Amit Shah is slated to visit Telangana in the second week of next month.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh would attend a public meeting in Hyderabad on 'Telangana Liberation Day' on September 17 which is expected to be attended by two lakh people, Mr Rao said."Muslim appeasement and minority vote bank politics (of TRS) will be challenged by BJP," he said.Mr Rao reiterated the BJP would not have electoral alliance with the TDP in the next elections in Telangana, where it would go alone."Prior to elections, there is a possibility that the TDP Telangana unit might merge with BJP. They (TDP in Telangana) don't have any other alternative," he said.

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