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.
Boianapalli Vinod Kumar is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament,he served as Vice-chairman of Telangana State Planning Board (2019-2023). He represented the Karimnagar constituency of Telangana State in the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-2019) and Hanamkonda constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009). He is one of the founding members of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party and is presently a politburo member and served as party's deputy Floor Leader in the 16th Lok Sabha.
Dharmapuri Srinivas was an Indian politician from Telangana. He served as a president of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee and was a three time Member of the Legislative Assembly.
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.
Thummala Nageswara Rao is a Congress politician who has been a minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and,later,in the Government of Telangana. In main portfolios he is from the Khammam district.
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.
Kalvakuntla Kavitha is an Indian politician who currently serves as a MLC from Nizamabad since 2020. She is a member of Bharat Rashtra Samithi party. She represented as a Member of Parliament from Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency from 2014 to 2019. She is the daughter of former Chief Minister of Telangana,K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
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.
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.
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy is an Indian politician and currently serves as the cabinet minister of Roads &Buildings and Cinematography in Telangana. He served as a MLA for the Nalgonda Constituency for 20 years consecutively,following which he served as a Member of Parliament of Bhuvanagiri Parliament Constituency from 2019 to 2023.
He joined the Congress Party in 1986 as NSUI District in charge and has worked his way up. He has been the star campaigner of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee,known for his unwavering participation in the formation of the State of Telangana and some revolutionary development in Nalgonda. He was the Deputy Floor Leader,Telangana Congress Legislative Party.
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.
Anumula Revanth Reddy is an Indian politician who is serving as the second and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 7 December 2023. As a member of the Indian National Congress,he is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kodangal.
Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy is a politician and former Indian Air Force pilot from the Indian state of Telangana. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nalgonda constituency. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kodad between 1999 and 2009 and from Huzurnagar between 2009 and 2019. He served as the president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee from February 2015 until June 2021. He served as the Minister of Housing,Weaker Selection Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's ministry.
Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy was elected as BRS Party MLA from Narsapur Assembly Constituency,Medak District of Telangana. She was elected for four terms from the same constituency. She served as Minister for Minor Irrigation in the cabinets led by Dr. Y.S. Raja Sekhar Reddy,K. Rosaiah,and Kiran Kumar Reddy. In the 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.
Allola Indrakaran Reddy is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Endowments,Law and Forest,Environment,Science and Technology of Telangana since 2019. He was elected as MLA of Nirmal in 2014 General Election as BSP candidate and won over Sri Hari Rao by margin of 10,000 votes. He later joined the TRS Party and became Minister in charge of law,housing and endowments. He was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 10th and 14th Lok Sabhas. Reddy represented the Adilabad constituency of United Andhra Pradesh.
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.
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.
Kolusu Parthasarathy Yadav is an Indian politician. He is currently serving as the cabinet minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He represents the Telugu Desam Party from Nuzvid Assembly Constituency,Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for four terms,in 2004,2009,2019 and 2024. Elected first in 2004 from the Vuyyur Constituency,and then in 2009 and 2019 elected from the Penamaluru Constituency. Parthasarathy joined Telugu Desam Party prior to 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar is an Indian politician who is appointed as Minister of State for Home Affairs is a Member of the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India,representing the Karimnagar constituency since 2019. He is the former state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana from 11 March 2020 to 4 July 2023. He is All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Bibinagar board member. He was named as National General Secretary on 29 July 2023 by the BJP National President.
