特伦甘纳邦财政和卫生部长T Harish Rao周一表示，执政的BRS正在寻求第三个任期，因为在看到党领导的政府在过去十年的表现后，人们的期望进一步提高，这不是反对现任。

在接受印度托拉斯的采访时，首席部长K·钱德拉谢卡尔·拉奥的侄子拉奥说，人们知道，如果他们投票给BRS，发展将从现在开始，任何其他分配都必须从头开始。

他声称，人们已经看到国大党在卡纳塔克邦未能兑现五大保证，他们不想在特伦甘纳邦看到这样的实验。

反对派诉诸各种宣传手段，但人们可以看到事态的发展，以及它如何改变了他们的生活。他补充说，Rythu Bandhu(农民投资支持计划)和Kalyana Lakshmi(婚姻援助计划)等计划是其他邦想要效仿的榜样。

“经过十年的统治，没有一个政府可以是百分之百令人满意的政府。期望会更高，”Rao说，并补充说这不是反对现任。在第二个任期内，政府的支出增加，而由于冠状病毒大流行，收入仍然很低。“尽管在一些计划中，我们不能提供太多，但政府仍然没有停止福利计划，”巴拉特拉萨米蒂领导人说。

就农业贷款减免计划而言，财政部长表示，邦政府已经清除了190亿卢比中的140亿卢比，并保证其余的也将被免除。

他说，展望未来，政府有几个计划，包括考虑到人口增长和教育部门，发展海德拉巴周边地区。

拉奥试图消除反对派的指控，即除了加杰维尔、西迪佩特和锡西拉之外，其他议会选区在该邦没有得到同等发展。拉奥说，这是不正确的，因为执政的分配集中在全面发展上。

他说:“他们这样说，是因为他们想通过迷惑选民来诋毁我们，从而获得一些选票。但是人们知道，在我们的福利计划下，他们享受着全天候的电力、干净的饮用水、更好的灌溉和医疗设施。”这个州的医院基础设施发生了巨大的变化。他补充说，政府医院的机构分娩率从2014年之前的13%上升到今天的76%。

对于福利计划上的巨额支出导致债务上升的担忧，财政部长表示，事实并非如此，因为根据印度储备银行的最新报告，特伦甘纳邦是该国第五个债务较低的邦。

“在我们上面有23个州。这意味着我们比其他许多州做得更好。”他还表示，完成未决的灌溉项目不会有任何财务问题，因为大约80- 85%的投资已经完成，完成这些项目不需要太多资金。

当被问及新的选举承诺是否会进一步给邦财政带来压力时，Rao说，与国大党不同，BRS党已经做出了在第三个任期内实施的选举承诺，并牢记该邦在过去十年中实现的15.6%的平均增长率。“我们知道如何管理。我们有想法。我们有收入来源。考虑到所有这些，我们做出了一些选举承诺。”

The Telangana government’s outstanding public debt is estimated to be Rs 3,57,059 crore, according to Budget Estimates 2023-24. Taking a dig at the grand old national party, Rao — who is contesting for the seventh consecutive time from the Siddipet Assembly segment — alleged the Congress has failed to implement the five poll guarantees in Karnataka even after six months of the formation of the government. It made promises to the people without any clarity on state finances and is now cutting resources from other schemes.

In Telangana too, the Congress has promised six guarantees in its election manifesto, but the people here are clever and intelligent.

“They will not fall under the trap of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi,” he added. Asked if the defects that have surfaced in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation project were politically damaging the party with the election campaign at its peak, Rao said the opposition is trying to put the blame on the BRS due to political reasons.

The National Dam Safety Authority of the BJP-ruled central government has given a report on this issue within five days without reading the submissions made by the state government.

A similar problem was faced by the Andhra Pradesh government in case of the Polavaram Irrigation project but the central authorities have not come out with a report in five years and for Telangana it was issued within five days, he said and added that the people understand the motive behind it.

Stating that the defects are seen in one or two pillars in one barrage and not the entire Kaleshwaram project as projected by the opposition, Rao said, “It is under warranty period. The L&T company is working to restore it in the next few months. Water will be available for the next crop.” On the BJP’s poll promise of providing salaries on time to government employees, Rao claimed that state government employees in Telangana are the highest paid in the country.

“What will happen if there is 2-3 days of delay in giving the salary? The money has not stopped. It’s financial management. Within the 5th of every month, all are getting paid.” The BJP is doing it for political reasons as the party does not have any stake here. “BJP will bag a duck or win 1-2 seats,” he added.

On winning chances of the incumbent chief minister KCR in the high profile Gajwel and Kamareddy Assembly constituencies, Rao said he will triumph with a thumping majority in both constituencies and become a hat-trick CM.

His opponents-BJP’s Eatala Rajender and state Congress president Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy- are nowhere near in the competition. Overall, the BRS expects more than 75 seats out of 119 in the polls to be held on November 30, he said and added there is no question of a hung Assembly.