KCR’s appearance at public meeting days before daughter Kavitha’s party launch creates buzz in Telangana
BRS leader and former chief minister has largely stayed away from public events since the party’s 2023 election defeat
KCR arrived in Jagtial to a grand welcome and held an hour-long meeting with local leaders as well as those who arrived from Karimnagar district. (Express Photo)
After having largely stayed away from public events since the Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s loss in the 2023 Assembly elections, party supremo and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao attended a big party event in Jagtial on Monday, with other party leaders saying his appearance came as a morale boost to the cadre.
The event, Praja Ashirvada Sabha, was attended by hundreds of BRS supporters and leaders.
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KCR arrived in Jagtial to a grand welcome and held an hour-long meeting with local leaders as well as those who arrived from Karimnagar district. He went to the Vivekananda Stadium to address the public meeting.
Former Congress leader T Jeevan Reddy, who had quit the party a few days ago and joined the BRS, and many former Congress workers who also switched parties, were welcomed by KCR.
The sudden announcement that KCR would attend the public meeting had created a buzz. To ensure the Jagtial public meeting is held in a grand manner, BRS working president K T Rama Rao and senior leader T Harish Rao made extensive arrangements and mobilised the cadre.
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Harish Rao said efforts are being launched to strengthen the party at the grassroots level and reclaim lost political ground. BRS leaders pointed to the large number of farmers and women from north Telangana attending the public meeting and said that KCR and BRS were still very popular with people, expressing confidence that the party would bounce back.
The event comes five days ahead of a scheduled public meeting by KCR’s daughter, K Kavitha, in which she is expected to announce the launch of her new political party. It also comes amid speculation that the BRS may change back to its earlier name, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS).
KCR arrived in Jagtial to a grand welcome and held an hour-long meeting with local leaders as well as those who arrived from Karimnagar district. (Express Photo) 
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