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 as 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.
Medak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.
Tulla Devender Goud is an Indian politician from the Telugu Desam Party. He founded the Nava Telangana Praja Party (NTP) to fight for separate statehood for the Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh,but later returned to his parent outfit.
Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy is an Indian politician who is the current Member of the Telangana Legislative Council from Nizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar Graduates Constituency.
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.
Thaneeru Harish Rao is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. He previously served as the Minister of Medical - Health and Finance Department of Telangana from 08 September 2019 to 02 December 2023. He is the MLA from Siddipet constituency from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi party since 2004.
Etela Rajender is an Indian politician from Telangana. He served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana state from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021.
Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao is an Indian politician from Telangana state and an Ex-MLA from Dubbaka. He is a strong supporter of Telangana state ideology. He is a lawyer by profession. He hails from Medak district.
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 is an AICC All India Congress Committee Secretary attached to the AICC General Secretary,in charge of Karnataka since July 2022.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.
Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy is the Former minister of Mines &Geology and Information &Public Relations in the previous Telangana state cabinet and is a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) in Telangana Legislative Council. He had also served as the Transport minister of Telangana state from 2014 to 2018. He was the most successful MLA from Tandur Constituency by winning four terms. He was elected as Member of Legislative council (MLC) in 2019.
Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy was elected as Congress Party MLA from Narsapur Assembly Constituency,Medak District of Telangana. She was elected for three terms from the same constituency. She served as Minister for Minor Irrigation in the cabinets led by Dr. Y.S. Raja Sekhar Reddy and K. Rosaiah. In the recent reshuffling and reformation of the cabinet by N. Kiran Kumar Reddy,Sunitha Laxma Reddy was allocated the portfolio of Indira Kranthi Yojana and Pensions. She contested 2014 by poll from Medak being Congress candidate and lost.
Nomula Narsimhaiah Yadav was an Indian politician and Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly belonging to Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He was elected as a legislator from Nagarjunasagar constituency in 2018 Telangana general elections by defeating Congress leader Kunduru Jana Reddy by 7771 votes. He was a legislator and a senior leader with CPI-M. He was elected twice as a MLA from Nakrekal assembly constituency and leader of CPI-M in the Legislative Assembly.
Balka Suman is an Indian politician. He is a former Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Peddapalli,Telangana. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate. He has been elected as an MLA from Chennur constituency in 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.
Koppula Eshwar is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of All Welfare Departments,BC Welfare in Telangana. He belongs to Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He won as a Member of Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) from Dharmapuri constituency in Karimnagar assembly constituency.
Sirikonda Madusudhana Chary is an Indian politician who served as the 1st Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly from 9 June 2014 to 16 January 2019. He won from Bhupalapalli constituency in Warangal in 2014 general elections. He is the former MLA of Bhupalapalli Constituency from 2018 Assembly Elections. He belongs to Telangana Rashtra Samithi and is a member of its Politburo. He lost the Telangana Legislative Assembly election held in December 2018.
Thigulla Padma Rao Goud is an Indian politician who is the current and 2nd Deputy Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 24 February 2019 and Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Secunderabad Constituency from 2 June 2014. He was the minister of Excise,Sports,Prohibition from 2014 to 2018 in Telangana.
Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao was an Indian communist leader and politician from the state of Telangana. Between 1957 and 2004 he got elected six times to the State Legislative Assembly.
Gongidi Sunitha Mahender Reddy is an Indian politician. She served as member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly representing Alair constituency of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district from 02 June 2014 to 03 December 2023. She served as also Government Whip. She is a member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi party.
Mahareddy Bhupal Reddy,often referred to by his initials M.B.R.,is an Indian politician who served as the Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Narayankhed constituency from 21 February 2016 to 03 December 2023.
