Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrasekhar Rao attended the inauguration of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi party office in New Delhi, which was also attended by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Janata Dal (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy. Photo Credit: Twitter/@hd_kumaraswamy
Taking the first step towards carving out a bigger role for himself on the national political stage, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurated his office on Wednesday. Newly named party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi, in Delhi. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Janata Dal (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy were present during the ceremony.
Election Commission did on December 8 name change approved To Bharat Rashtra Samithi of Telangana Rashtra Samithi as per the request of the party.
BRS MP Ranjith Reddy said, “With the inauguration of the party office in the national capital, the party will begin its journey as a national political party under the leadership of KCR and expand its footprint across the country.”
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi was formed in April 2001 on the demand for a separate Telangana state.
Earlier this year, Mr Rao announced his ambition to play a bigger role in national politics in an attempt to build a third front against both the BJP and the Congress. As part of this effort, he has held meetings with DMK president MK Stalin, JD(S) patriarch Deve Gowda and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar.