State party · BRS
Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Formerly the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the party was rebranded as the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in 2022 to signal national ambitions. It led the movement for a separate Telangana state, achieved in 2014.
Founded
27 April 2001
Founder
K. Chandrashekar Rao
Headquarters
Hyderabad, Telangana
President / Leader
K. Chandrashekar Rao
Election symbol
Car
Party colours
Pink
Alliance
None
Active in
Telangana (principal opposition)
Ideology
Telangana regionalismWelfarismFederalism
History
BRS (then TRS) ruled Telangana from 2014 to 2023 under K. Chandrashekar Rao and was defeated by the Congress in the 2023 assembly elections.
Political positions
Welfare schemes such as Rythu Bandhu, Dalit Bandhu and KCR Kits; demand for federalism; and a 'Telangana model' of irrigation-led farm growth.
Notable leaders
- • K. Chandrashekar Rao
- • K. T. Rama Rao
- • T. Harish Rao
- • K. Kavitha
Notable controversies & cases
- 01Delhi liquor policy case — K. Kavitha was arrested by the ED in 2024.
- 02Allegations around the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, currently before a judicial commission.
Sources & references
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