27 April 2001 (23 years ago) (2001-04-27); as Telangana Rashtra Samithi
5 October 2022 (19 months ago) (2022-10-05); as Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Split from
Telugu Desam Party
Headquarters
Telangana Bhavan, Bhavani Nagar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500034[1]
Newspaper
Namasthe Telangana, Telangana Today[2]
Student wing
Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV)[3]
Women's wing
Bharat Rashtra Samithi Mahila (BRSM)
Ideology
Populism[4] Federalism[5] Neoliberalism[6]
Political position
Centre[7] to centre-right[8]
Colours
Pink
ECI Status
State Party[9]
Alliance
United Progressive Alliance (2004–2006)[10]
Third Front (2009)[11]
National Democratic Alliance (2009)[12]
BRS + LF (2022–2023)[13][14]
Seats in Lok Sabha
3 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
4 / 245
Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly
34 / 119
Seats in Telangana Legislative Council
27 / 40
Number of states and union territories in government
0 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
https://brsonline.in/ https://www.brs.party
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections
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.[15] It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of statehood to Telangana.[16]
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.[17] In the 2019 Indian general election, the party's tally had fallen to nine seats in the Lok Sabha.[18] As of February 2023, the party holds seven seats in upper house of Rajya Sabha.[19]
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.[20][21] 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.[22]
^"Contact". TRS. 28 February 2014.
^"Telangana's newest English daily likely to serve as KCR's mouthpiece". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^"KCR to give key posts for BRSV student leaders". Telanganatoday.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^"One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), led by Chandrasekhar Rao, took over the reins of the new state amid euphoria and high expectations. ... Blending boldness with populism, KCR has earned the reputation for being a tough task master
^"PM only paying lip-service to federalism: TRS". Moneycontrol.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019. We would have believed, we would have hoped that he being former Chief Minister himself would have empowered states much much more because stronger the states, stronger the country; that's true federalism; can't just be federalism for lip-service.
^"'BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'". The Hindu. speakers expressed their firm belief in a Bahujan Left Front (BLF) to bring an end to the pro-liberal economic policies of Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.
^"Centrist Polity, Decentred Politics". 12 February 2016.
^"'BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'". The Hindu. speakers expressed their firm belief in a Bahujan Left Front (BLF) to bring an end to the pro-liberal economic policies of Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.
^"List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
^"TRS to join Cong govt in AP | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^"TRS ends suspense, joins TDP-led alliance | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^"TRS formally joins NDA fold". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^"Left, TRS will contest next polls together: Telangana CPM secretary Tammineni". The New Indian Express. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^"TRS To Continue Alliance With Left Parties: Jagadish Reddy". IND Today. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^"Telangana finds a new man and moment". The Hindu.[dead link]
^"Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^"Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS wins 88 seats, KCR set to return for a second term". The Financial Express. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^"Election Results 2019 Telangana: TRS wins 9 out of 17 seats | As it happened". India Today. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^Khan, Fatima (8 September 2020). "Congress eyes Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson post but numbers pose a challenge". ThePrint. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^"TRS renamed as 'Bharat Rashtra Samithi' as CM KCR eyes national politics". mint. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^"TRS is now BRS: All about KCR's 'national party' Bharat Rashtra Samithi". The Economic Times. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^Bureau, The Hindu (3 December 2023). "Telangana Assembly election results 2023 | BRS leadership accepts defeat". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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