K. Chandrashekar Rao

Jai Telangana movement

In Telangana, the TRS, which led the campaign for a separate state for over a decade, received the most votes, winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats.

Foray into national politics

In June 2022, Rao announced plans for a national party. On 5 October 2022, the day of Vijayadashami, he renamed his party to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) at the party's Executive Council Meeting.

K. Chandrashekar Rao

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), commonly known by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and who is first Chief Minister of Telangana who served for almost ten years. He is the founding leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a state party in India. serving as the third leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 2023. He is also the father of politicians K. Kavitha&K. T. Rama Rao.

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