#Politics | Congress, BJP call KCR greedy for renaming his party; Owaisi welcomes move

Congress and BJP called Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao greedy while AIMIM, JD (S), VCK wished him after Rao renamed his party to enter national politics and take ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

TRS President and Telangana CM K Chandrashekar with VCK party founder Thol. Thirumavalavan and JDS leader H. D. Kumaraswamy during changing of the name of the party from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). (PTI Photo)

As Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Wednesday changed the name of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to give a “national identity” to his party before the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the opposition Congress and BJP slammed him and alleged political greed behind the renaming.

Telangana Congress president Revanth Reddy alleged Rao has killed the existence of Telangana by renaming his party and wants to fulfill political greed. On the other hand, Telangana BJP chief spokesperson K Krishna Sagar Rao claimed that Rao’s plan to enter national politics will be “misadventurism”, adding that even in Telangana his government is struggling financially.

Rao said that there was no “Telangana Model” as claimed by the KCR and it exists only in his “fictitious imagination”.

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“This is not the first time a regional party has nurtured national ambitions. Many regional parties since 1947 have tried and failed. AIADMK, DMK, TDP, SP, BSP, RJD, JD(U), TMC and recently Aam Admi Party are few,” Rao said in a statement as quoted by news agency PTI.

However, the move was welcomed by JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy and Tamil Nadu’s VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan who were present at the renaming ceremony and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

“My best wishes to the party on their new beginning,” AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tweeted.

JD(S)’s Kumaraswamy and Thirumavalavan of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi shared on their official Twitter handles the photographs of the ceremony being attended by them.

ತೆಲಂಗಾಣ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೆ.ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್‌ ರಾವ್‌ ಅವರು @trspartyonline ಪಕ್ಷವನ್ನು ʼಭಾರತ್‌ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಮಿತಿʼ (BRS) ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ ಘೋಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನೂ ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದೆ. ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಸಿಆರ್‌ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಮನಸಾರೆ ಶುಭ ಹಾರೈಸಿದೆ. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/2C7pIQIFpr

— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) October 5, 2022

“Desh ke neta KCR” chants reverberated and similar slogans were seen in posters during the function.

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Significantly, the name change move comes against the backdrop of next year’s Telangana Assembly election and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

ஹைதராபாத் #ஐடிசி ஓட்டலில் @hd_kumaraswamy அவர்களுடன் ஆந்திரபிரதேசம் மற்றும் தெலங்கானா சிறுத்தைகளும் தமிழக சிறுத்தைகளும் சந்தித்து நலம் விசாரித்தோம். pic.twitter.com/axYo0rUFEv

— Thol. Thirumavalavan (@thirumaofficial) October 5, 2022

Rao’s move to foray into national politics coincides with the announcement of schedule for Munugode bypoll in Telangana by the Election Commission. The polling is scheduled to be held on November 3 and votes would be counted on November 6.

The BRS would showcase the welfare programmes being implemented in Telangana like ‘Rythu Bandhu’ investment support schemes for farmers and ‘Dalit Bandhu’.

In 2020, the BJP emerged as a force to reckon with in Hyderabad civic poll and also won Assembly constituencies in bypolls held to segments including Huzurabad.

The BJP leaders have been vigorously focusing on Telangana as part of the party’s efforts to expand its footprint in southern parts of the country.

(With inputs from PTI)