The Bharat Rashtra Samithi,formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi,is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana and currently the primary opposition party in the state. It was founded on 27 April 2001 by K. Chandrashekar Rao,with a single-point agenda of creating a separate Telangana state with Hyderabad as its capital. It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of statehood to Telangana.
Kadiyam Srihari is an Indian politician is currently the MLA from the Ghanpur Station Assembly constituency. He also served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana and Minister for Education of Telangana from 2014 to 2018. He was also an MLC in the Telangana Legislative Council. He was a member of the Lok Sabha,representing the Warangal constituency from 2014-2015.
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao,frequently known by his initials KCR,is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and serving as the leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi,a state party in India. After heading the Telangana Movement,he was the first Chief Minister of Telangana and held the position for almost 10 years.
Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy is an Indian politician from Telangana and a five time Member of Legislative Assembly. She was the Minister for Education of Telangana state during 2019-23. She was elected twice from Chevella assembly constituency in 2000 and 2004 and thrice from Maheshwaram constituency in 2009,2018 and 2023.
Etela Rajender is an Indian politician from Telangana serving as the Member of Parliament from Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. He previously served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since 2021.
Dr. Thatikonda Rajaiah is an Indian politician and medical practitioner. He has been serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Station Ghanpur assembly constituency since the year 2009,representing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. In his political journey,Rajaiah started as a member of the Indian National Congress but later joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party to support the separate Telangana state movement. He was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana state with the Department of Health and Family Welfare on 2 June 2014 along with Md. Mohamood Ali.
Konda Surekha is an Indian politician currently serving as the Cabinet Minister for Forest and Environment,and Endowments in the Government of Telangana. She represents Warangal East assembly constituency in the Telangana Legislative assembly. She previously represented Shyampeta and Parakala constituencies in the Telangana legislative assembly. She is a member of the Indian National Congress party.
Duddilla Sridhar Babu is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress and is a member of the Telangana Assembly from Manthani Constituency,Peddapalli district which he won for the fifth time as MLA in December 2023. He is a senior Minister in the Telangana Government holding the crucial portfolios of Information Technology,Electronics &Communication,Industry &Commerce and Legislative Affairs. Sridhar Babu is one of the senior most leaders in the Telangana Congress Party,and was an AICC All India Congress Committee Secretary attached to the AICC General Secretary,in charge of Karnataka from July 2022 to August 2024. He was the Minister for Civil Supplies,Consumer Affairs,Legal Metrology,and Legislative Affairs in the United Government of Andhra Pradesh prior to that state being divided.
Pocharam Srinivas Reddy Parige is an Indian politician and a Member of Legislative assembly representing Banswada constituency in the Telangana legislative assembly. He previously served as the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 17 January 2019 to 2023. He was the Minister of Agriculture (2014-2019) in the government of Telangana.
Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy is an Indian politician and a former Member of Legislative Assembly of Munugode of Telangana state,ex. Member of Legislative Council and ex. member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He was former Bharatiya Janata Party leader till Oct 2023. He was former Member of the Legislative Assembly from the village Munugode and is currently member of Indian National Congress.
Jogu Ramanna is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Forest and Environment &Backward Classes Welfare of Telangana from 2 June 2014 to 6 September 2018. He is a Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Adilabad constituency since 2 June 2014. He was earlier a member of Telugu Desam Party. He is an M.L.A. from Adilabad assembly constituency from past four times 2018,2014,2012 by elections and 2009 also. He contested from Adilabad seat on BRS ticket in the 2023 Telangana Assembly Elections and lost the seat to BJP's Payal Shanker by 6,692 votes.
Jupally Krishna Rao is an Indian politician and was Minister of Telangana. He was elected as MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Kollapur and won elections 5 times. He lost in 2018 assembly elections.
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy is an Indian politician currently serving as a Minister for Revenue,Housing,Information and Public Relations in Government of Telangana,since 7 December 2023. Ponguleti represented Khammam Lok Sabha constituency between 2014-2019.
A. Sitaram Naik is an Indian politician and academic. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 General Elections. He represents Mahbubabad Lok Sabha constituency.
The Telangana Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Telangana Legislature. The Legislative Assembly of Telangana currently consists of 119 elected members.
K. P. Vivekanand Goud is an Indian politician who belonged to the TDP but now belongs to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He is an MLA from the Quthbullapur constituency of Medchal-Malkajgiri district in Telangana state. In the 2014 state assembly elections,he defeated K Hanmanth Reddy of BRS by a margin of 39,024 votes. In 2018 general elections he won with a majority of 40,000 plus votes on Congress candidate Kuna Srisailam Goud. In 2023 general elections he won with a majority of 85,576 votes on BJP Bharatiya Janatha Party candidate Kuna Srisailam Goud.
Padi Kaushik Reddy is an Indian politician and member of legislative Assembly (MLA) from Huzurabad Assembly constituency in Telangana &Indian former cricketer. He played fifteen first-class matches for Hyderabad between 2004 and 2007.
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture,Co-operation,and Marketing of Telangana from 2019 to 2023. ex-MLA of Wanaparthy constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is a politburo member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi
The Second Legislative Assembly of Telangana was constituted after the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded earlier on 7 December 2018 and the results were announced on 11 December 2018.
Kale Yadaiah is an Indian politician and a legislator of Telangana Legislative Assembly. He represents Chevella in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.
