Bharat Rashtra Samithi
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (transl. Indian National Council; abbr. BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (abbr. TRS), 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.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
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| Abbreviation | BRS |
| President | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Chairperson | K. T. Rama Rao |
| General Secretary | Joginapally Santosh Kumar |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Nama Nageswara Rao |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | K. Keshava Rao |
| Founder | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Founded |
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| Split from | Telugu Desam Party |
| Headquarters | Telangana Bhavan, Bhavani Nagar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500034 |
| Newspaper | Namasthe Telangana, Telangana Today |
| Student wing | Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV) |
| Women's wing | Bharat Rashtra Samithi Mahila (BRSM) |
| Ideology | Populism Federalism Neoliberalism Historical: Centrism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Pink |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 3 / 543
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 5 / 245
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| Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly | 37 / 119
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| Seats in Telangana Legislative Council | 27 / 40
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| Number of states and union territories in government | 0 / 31 |
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| Website | |
| https://brsonline.in/ https://www.brs.party | |
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In the 2014 Telangana Assembly Election, the party won a majority of seats and formed the first government of the State with K. Chandrashekar Rao as its chief minister. In the 2014 general election the party won 11 seats, making it the eighth largest party in Lok Sabha, the lower house (lok sabha) of the Indian Parliament.
After a landslide victory in 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, the party formed the government in the State for the second time. In the 2019 Indian general election, the party's tally had fallen to nine seats in the Lok Sabha. As of February 2023, the party holds seven seats in upper house of Rajya Sabha.
Later on 5 October 2022, the name of the party was changed from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi to foray into the national politics. After suffering a decisive defeat in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, the party was restricted to winning only 39 seats in the state of Telangana.