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	\|birthname = Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar		\| birthname = Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar
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	\|birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1964\|01\|15}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1964\|01\|15}}
	\|birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[India]]
	\|death_date =		\| death_date =
	\|death_place =		\| death_place =
	\| office = [[Rajya Sabha\|Member of Parliament<br>Rajya Sabha]]		\| office = [[Rajya Sabha\|Member of Parliament<br>Rajya Sabha]]
	\| constituency = [[Telangana]]		\| constituency = [[Telangana]]
	\| term_start = 3 April 2012 (shifted to Telangana from AP on 2 June 2014)		\| term_start = 3 April 2012 (shifted to Telangana from AP on 2 June 2014)
	\| term_end = 2 April 2018		\| term_end = 2 April 2018
	\|predecessor =		\| predecessor =
	\|successor = [[Lingamaiah Yadav]], ~~[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi\|TRS]]~~		\| successor = [[Lingamaiah Yadav]],
	~~\|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]~~		\| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]
	\| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]		\| spouse = Saroja
	\|spouse = Saroja		\| children = Priyanka and Adityaram
	\|children = Priyanka and Adityaram		\| residence =
	\|residence =		\| alma_mater = [[Osmania University]]<small> ([[Master of Arts\|MA]])</small>
	\|alma_mater = [[Osmania University]]<small> ([[Master of Arts\|MA]])</small>		\| nationality = Indian
	\| nationality = Indian		\| signature =
	\|signature =		\| website = www.abrapolu.in
	\|website = www.abrapolu.in
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	'''Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar''' (born 15 January 1964) is an Indian journalist turned politician ~~belonging to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]~~. He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727170614/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi \| archive-date=27 July 2013 \| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi \| title=Telangana action shifts back to Delhi \| date=24 July 2013 \| newspaper=Deccan Chronicle \| access-date=24 June 2019 }}</ref> After [[Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh]] he is allotted to [[Telangana]] state by draw of lots.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/draw-of-lots-decides-rajya-sabha-members-for-telangana-andhra/article6066870.ece \| title=Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra \| work=The Hindu \| date=30 May 2014 \| access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref>		'''Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar''' (born 15 January 1964) is an Indian journalist turned politician of Telangana. He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727170614/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi \| archive-date=27 July 2013 \| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi \| title=Telangana action shifts back to Delhi \| date=24 July 2013 \| newspaper=Deccan Chronicle \| access-date=24 June 2019 }}</ref> After [[Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh]] he is allotted to [[Telangana]] state by draw of lots.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/draw-of-lots-decides-rajya-sabha-members-for-telangana-andhra/article6066870.ece \| title=Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra \| work=The Hindu \| date=30 May 2014 \| access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	He was born in [[Bombay]] in the [[Padmashali]] community but hails from Kodakandla village in [[Warangal]] in [[Telangana]] . He has a master's degree in [[Sociology]] from [[Osmania University]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2012-03-20~~/hyderabad/~~31214279_1_aam~~-~~aadmi~~-~~rajya~~-~~sabha~~-~~insurance-bonds~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145939/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-20/hyderabad/31214279_1_aam-aadmi-rajya-sabha-insurance-bonds \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-date=2012-07-02 \|title=India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News \|date= \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>		He was born in [[Bombay]] in the [[Padmashali]] community but hails from Kodakandla village in [[Warangal]] in [[Telangana]] . He has a master's degree in [[Sociology]] from [[Osmania University]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Humble-Rapolu-Congresss-aam-aadmi/articleshow/12335997.cms \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145939/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-20/hyderabad/31214279_1_aam-aadmi-rajya-sabha-insurance-bonds \|url-status=live \|archive-date=2012-07-02 \|title=India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News \|date= \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	He worked as a journalist before joining the Congress party in 1994. He worked as a back room manager at Congress party headquarters in AP, Gandhi Bhavan. He was leading the Telangana Congress Monitoring Group for attaining separate statehood for [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116041414/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2011-01-16 \|title=Archive News \|date=2011-01-12\|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was General Secretary in APCC.		He worked as a journalist before joining the Congress party in 1994. He worked as a back room manager at Congress party headquarters in AP, Gandhi Bhavan. He was leading the Telangana Congress Monitoring Group for attaining separate statehood for [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116041414/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2011-01-16 \|title=Archive News \|date=2011-01-12\|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was General Secretary in APCC.

	He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/article3010570.ece \|title=RS list: Congress springs surprises \|work=The Hindu \|date= \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was handpicked by the ex-Congress party president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. ~~later~~ he joined in the Bharatiya ~~janata party~~ in the presence of ~~BJP national~~ president ~~Amit shah~~ and ~~central finance minister arun jaitely~~.		He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/article3010570.ece \|title=RS list: Congress springs surprises \|work=The Hindu \|date= \|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was handpicked by the ex-Congress party president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. In 2019, he joined BJP in the presence of BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Finance Minister Arun Jaitely.
			He has resigned from [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] on 22 October 2022 and has joined [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi\|TRS]] on October 26, in the presence of party's working president [[K. T. Rama Rao\|KTR]]. In 2024, he quit BRS and didn’t join any party.<ref>{{Cite web \|title='UK now has PM from just 3% Indian ethnicity': Telangana BJP leader slams party in 2-page resignation letter \|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/telangana-bjp-leader-quits-bjp-cites-rishi-sunaks-elevation-in-resignation-letter-to-slam-party-article-95093252 \|access-date=2022-10-26 \|website=TimesNow \|date=26 October 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name='Telangana BJP Leader Quits, Says "Ignored, Humiliated" For Years'>{{cite news \|title=Telangana BJP Leader Quits, Says "Ignored, Humiliated" For Years \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ignored-humiliated-for-last-4-years-telangana-bjp-leader-ananda-bhaskar-rapolu-quits-3463431 \|access-date=26 October 2022 \|work= \|date=26 October 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026133718/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ignored-humiliated-for-last-4-years-telangana-bjp-leader-ananda-bhaskar-rapolu-quits-3463431 \|archive-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|01|15}}
|birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[India]]
|death_date =
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| office = [[Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament<br>Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Telangana]]
| term_start = 3 April 2012 (shifted to Telangana from AP on 2 June 2014)
| term_end = 2 April 2018
|predecessor =
|successor = [[Lingamaiah Yadav]], [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]
|spouse = Saroja
|children = Priyanka and Adityaram
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| nationality = Indian
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}}

'''Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar''' (born 15 January 1964) is an Indian journalist turned politician belonging to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727170614/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi | archive-date=27 July 2013 | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi | title=Telangana action shifts back to Delhi | date=24 July 2013 | newspaper=Deccan Chronicle | access-date=24 June 2019 }}</ref> After [[Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh]] he is allotted to [[Telangana]] state by draw of lots.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/draw-of-lots-decides-rajya-sabha-members-for-telangana-andhra/article6066870.ece | title=Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra | work=The Hindu | date=30 May 2014 | access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
He was born in [[Bombay]] in the [[Padmashali]] community but hails from Kodakandla village in [[Warangal]] in [[Telangana]] . He has a master's degree in [[Sociology]] from [[Osmania University]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-20/hyderabad/31214279_1_aam-aadmi-rajya-sabha-insurance-bonds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145939/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-20/hyderabad/31214279_1_aam-aadmi-rajya-sabha-insurance-bonds |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-02 |title=India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News |date= |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>

==Career==
He worked as a journalist before joining the Congress party in 1994. He worked as a back room manager at Congress party headquarters in AP, Gandhi Bhavan. He was leading the Telangana Congress Monitoring Group for attaining separate statehood for [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116041414/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-16 |title=Archive News |date=2011-01-12|work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was General Secretary in APCC.

He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/article3010570.ece |title=RS list: Congress springs surprises |work=The Hindu |date= |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was handpicked by the ex-Congress party president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. later he joined in the Bharatiya janata party in the presence of BJP national president Amit shah and central finance minister arun jaitely.

==Personal life==
He is married to Saroja and is blessed with a daughter, Priyanka and a son, Adityaram.

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==References==
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{{Telangana State Officials}}

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