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.
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.
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.
Danam Nagender is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Khairatabad Assembly Constituency,Hyderabad,Telangana,India. He left (BRS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi and joined Indian National Congress party in March,2024 and. He was the Senior Leader of Congress Party in Hyderabad. He was also Minister for Labour,Employment,Training &Factories,Industrial Training Institutes &Health in United Andhra Pradesh. He had represented the Indian National Congress party. Nagender won his seat in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Elections. He lost it in the 2014 assembly elections. He resigned from Congress party on 23 June 2018,joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi and won from Khairatabad in general election Dec. 2018.he joined in congress party in 2024
The Indian state of Telangana was founded in 2014. Its territory had formerly been part of Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana movement was instrumental in the creation of the new state,and Bharat Rashtra Samithi,a party which led the Telangana movement after 2001,formed the government in the Telangana Legislative Assembly under its leader K. Chandrashekar Rao as the 1st Chief Minister of the state. The political landscape of Telangana is dominated by the Indian National Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi,with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen being other significant forces.
The First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry was the highest decision-making body of executive branch of the Government of Telangana,headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana. The 18-member cabinet is also its first,being sworn in by the Governor of Telangana on 2 June 2014,the day of the state's birth. It is headed by K. Chandrasekhar Rao of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi,the first Chief Minister of Telangana.
Charan Sovinda Waghmare is a politician who served as a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019. He was elected as MLA from the Tumsar - Mohadi Assembly Constituency. And he is very likely known leader in his constituency. He belonged to the local established party Vikas Foundation as chairperson and he is the co-ordinator from East Vidarbha of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). In 2012,Waghmare was chairman of finance and works committee of Bhandara Zilla Parishad. In 2014 he was President of Bhandara District BJP.
Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao,commonly known as KTR,is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is a former Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development,Industries and Commerce,and Information Technology,Electronics and Communications of Telangana. He represents Sircilla assembly constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly,he is also the working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
The 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 December 2018 which marked the second electoral event since the state's formation in 2014. Key contenders included the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS),Indian National Congress (INC),Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
The Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry was the highest decision-making body of executive branch of the Government of Telangana,headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana.
Chennamaneni Ramesh is an Indian politician. He won four times as an MLA from the Vemulawada constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly,three time on Telangana Rashtra Samithi ticket. After denying a ticket for the 2023 elections due to his pending citizenship case in the high court,the chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao appointed his as the advisor to the government on agriculture affairs with Cabinet rank on 25 August 2023 for a five-year term.
The 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held on 30 November 2023 to elect all 119 members of Telangana Legislative Assembly for its third term. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 3 December 2023.
Prem Singh Rathore is an Indian politician from Hyderabad,Telangana. He is a BJP member who formerly represented Goshamahal Assembly constituency (Maharajgunj) in the Telangana Legislative Assembly,representing as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA earlier in his career as of 24 April 2024,he was appointed as Hyderabad Lok Sabha Co-ordinator (in-charge) and other surrounding constituencies.
Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy is an Indian politician and member of legislative assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who represents Kamareddy constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. In 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election he created History as he defeated both the incumbent Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and the then to-be-elected Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. He defeated his nearest rival,KCR,by 6741 votes.
Palla Rajeshwar Reddy is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana. He is elected to the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from Jangaon Assembly constituency representing Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Tellam Venkata Rao is an Indian politician who is currently serving as a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Bhadrachalam since 23 December 2023.
Koninty Manik Rao is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is an MLA from Zahirabad Assembly constituency which is reserved for SC community in Sangareddy district. He represents Bharat Rashtra Samithi and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.
