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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{short description|Political party in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|party_name        = Bharat Rashtra Samithi
|party_name        = Bharat Rashtra Samithi
|party_logo        =  
|party_logo        = File:Indian Election Symbol Car.png
|abbreviation      = BRS
|abbreviation      = BRS
|colorcode        = {{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
|colorcode        = {{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
|president        = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]  
|president        = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]  
|chairman         = [[K. T. Rama Rao]]
|chairperson         = [[K. T. Rama Rao]]
|general_secretary = [[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]]
|general_secretary = [[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]]
|loksabha_leader  = [[Nama Nageswara Rao]]
|loksabha_leader  =  
|rajyasabha_leader = [[K. Keshava Rao]]
|rajyasabha_leader = [[K. R. Suresh Reddy]]
|founder          = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|founder          = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|foundation        = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2001|04|27|br=y}}
|foundation        = {{bulleted list
|{{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2001|04|27|br=y}}; as '''Telangana''' Rashtra Samithi
|{{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2022|10|05|br=y}}; renamed as '''Bharat''' Rashtra Samithi
}}
|split            = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|split            = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|headquarters      = Telangana Bhavan, [[Banjara Hills]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]] - 500034<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trspartyonline.org/contact|title=Contact|website=TRS|date=28 February 2014 }}</ref>
|headquarters      = Telangana Bhavan, Bhavani Nagar, [[Banjara Hills]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]] - 500034<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trspartyonline.org/contact|title=Contact|website=TRS|date=28 February 2014|access-date=7 August 2020|archive-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126113854/https://www.trspartyonline.org/contact/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|publication      = [[Namasthe Telangana]], [[Telangana Today]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-18|title=Telangana's newest English daily likely to serve as KCR's mouthpiece|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/telangana-s-newest-english-daily-likely-to-serve-as-kcr-s-mouthpiece/story-NIfGcG92RtWvCLWj1lzbnL.html|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|publication      = [[Namasthe Telangana]], [[Telangana Today]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-18|title=Telangana's newest English daily likely to serve as KCR's mouthpiece|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/telangana-s-newest-english-daily-likely-to-serve-as-kcr-s-mouthpiece/story-NIfGcG92RtWvCLWj1lzbnL.html|access-date=2020-08-14|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024160636/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/telangana-s-newest-english-daily-likely-to-serve-as-kcr-s-mouthpiece/story-NIfGcG92RtWvCLWj1lzbnL.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|students          = Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-to-give-key-posts-for-trsv-student-leaders|title=KCR to give key posts for BRSV student leaders|website=Telanganatoday.com|access-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222130858/https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-to-give-key-posts-for-trsv-student-leaders|archive-date=22 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|students          = Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-to-give-key-posts-for-trsv-student-leaders|title=KCR to give key posts for BRSV student leaders|website=[[Telangana Today]]|access-date=2017-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222130858/https://telanganatoday.com/kcr-to-give-key-posts-for-trsv-student-leaders|archive-date=22 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|women              = Bharat Rashtra Samithi Mahila (BRSM)  
|women              = Bharat Rashtra Samithi Mahila (BRSM)  
|ideology         = {{plainlist|[[Secularism in India|Secularism]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/trs-govt-successful-in-steering-telangana-as-a-secular-state-119122001590_1.html|title=TRS govt successful in steering Telangana as a secular state|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=20 December 2019 |agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><br />[[Gandhism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-surging-ahead-with-development-based-on-gandhian-principles-cm-kcr|title=Telangana surging ahead with development based on Gandhian principles: CM KCR|date=2 October 2022 }}</ref><br />[[Populism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|title=One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|quote=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|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014401/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|archive-date=21 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[Federalism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|title=PM only paying lip-service to federalism: TRS|website=Moneycontrol.com|quote="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."|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401231030/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{nobr|[[Neoliberalism]]}}<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title='BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/blf-to-challenge-trs-bjps-neo-liberal-agenda/article23350209.ece|quote=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.}}</ref><br> [[Socialism]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/khammam/left-brs-set-to-present-a-potent-combination-778706?infinitescroll=1 | title=Left, BRS set to present a potent combination | date=22 January 2023 }}</ref>}}
|ideology           = [[Populism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|title=One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|quote=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|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014401/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|archive-date=21 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[Federalism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|title=PM only paying lip-service to federalism: TRS|website=Moneycontrol.com|quote="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."|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401231030/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{nobr|[[Neoliberalism]]}}<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title='BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/blf-to-challenge-trs-bjps-neo-liberal-agenda/article23350209.ece|quote=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.|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023014958/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/blf-to-challenge-trs-bjps-neo-liberal-agenda/article23350209.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]] (until 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chandrashekar |first1=B |title=With Bharat Rashtra Samithi, KCR sets his sights on national ambitions |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/with-bharat-rashtra-samithi-kcr-sets-his-sights-on-national-ambitions/article66005698.ece |website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |date=2022-10-20}}</ref>
|position          = {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Centrist Polity, Decentred Politics|date=12 February 2016 |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2016/7/reports-states/centrist-polity-decentred-politics.html}}</ref> to [[Centre-left]]}}  
|position          = {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Centrist Polity, Decentred Politics|date=12 February 2016|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2016/7/reports-states/centrist-polity-decentred-politics.html|access-date=16 December 2022|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121352/https://www.epw.in/journal/2016/7/reports-states/centrist-polity-decentred-politics.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to [[centre-right]]}}<ref name="The Hindu" />
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|eci              = [[List of political parties in India|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124034729/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|archive-date=24 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|eci              = [[List of political parties in India|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124034729/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|archive-date=24 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|alliance          =  
|alliance          =  
*BRS + [[Communism in India#Alliances|Left Front]]<br />{{small|(2022–now)}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=Left, TRS will contest next polls together: Telangana CPM secretary Tammineni |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/nov/14/left-trs-will-contest-next-polls-together-tammineni-2518017.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=TRS To Continue Alliance With Left Parties: Jagadish Reddy |url=https://indtoday.com/trs-to-continue-alliance-with-left-parties-jagadish-reddy/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=IND Today}}</ref>
*[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]<br />{{small|(2004–2006)}}<ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI |date=Jun 15, 2004 |title=TRS to join Cong govt in AP {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/trs-to-join-cong-govt-in-ap/articleshow/740714.cms |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109101940/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/trs-to-join-cong-govt-in-ap/articleshow/740714.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[United Progressive Alliance]]<br />{{small|(2004–2006)}}<br><ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=Jun 15, 2004 |title=TRS to join Cong govt in AP {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/trs-to-join-cong-govt-in-ap/articleshow/740714.cms |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Third Front (India)|Third Front]] + [[Maha Kutami (2009)|Maha Kutami]]<br />{{small|(2009)}}<ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN |date=Feb 1, 2009 |title=TRS ends suspense, joins TDP-led alliance {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/trs-ends-suspense-joins-tdp-led-alliance/articleshow/4058580.cms |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109101939/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/trs-ends-suspense-joins-tdp-led-alliance/articleshow/4058580.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Third Front (India)|Third Front]]<br />{{small|(2009)}}<ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=Feb 1, 2009 |title=TRS ends suspense, joins TDP-led alliance {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/trs-ends-suspense-joins-tdp-led-alliance/articleshow/4058580.cms |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
*BRS + [[Communism in India#Alliances|LF]]<br />{{small|(2022–2023)}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=Left, TRS will contest next polls together: Telangana CPM secretary Tammineni |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/nov/14/left-trs-will-contest-next-polls-together-tammineni-2518017.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125183329/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/nov/14/left-trs-will-contest-next-polls-together-tammineni-2518017.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=TRS To Continue Alliance With Left Parties: Jagadish Reddy |url=https://indtoday.com/trs-to-continue-alliance-with-left-parties-jagadish-reddy/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=IND Today |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201050050/https://indtoday.com/trs-to-continue-alliance-with-left-parties-jagadish-reddy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  
*[[National Democratic Alliance]]<br />{{small|(2009)}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-10 |title=TRS formally joins NDA fold |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/trs-formally-joins-nda-fold/story-ADLEUYShtslTdj2BnaOjWP.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
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'''Bharat Rashtra Samithi''' ({{trans|India Nation Council}} ; {{Small|abbr.}} '''BRS'''), formerly known as '''Telangana Rashtra Samithi''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''TRS'''), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of [[Telangana]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.html|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Telangana finds a new man and moment}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of [[Telangana movement|statehood to Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/telangana-rashtra-samithi.html#sthash.ObLkUofM.dpuf|title=Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News|website=Elections.in|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041331/http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/telangana-rashtra-samithi.html#sthash.ObLkUofM.dpuf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Bharat Rashtra Samithi''' ({{Translation|Indian National Council}}; {{Small|abbr.}} '''BRS'''), formerly known as '''Telangana Rashtra Samithi''' ({{Translation|Telangana National Council}}; {{Small|abbr.}} '''TRS'''), is an Indian political party predominantly active in the state of [[Telangana]] and currently the primary opposition party in the state. Founded on 27 April 2001 by [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], it has a single-point agenda of creating a separate Telangana state from [[Andhra Pradesh]], with [[Hyderabad]] as its capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.html|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Telangana finds a new man and moment}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of [[Telangana movement|statehood to Telangana]] which was realized in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/telangana-rashtra-samithi.html#sthash.ObLkUofM.dpuf|title=Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News|website=Elections.in|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041331/http://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/telangana-rashtra-samithi.html#sthash.ObLkUofM.dpuf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In the [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|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 [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|chief minister]]. In the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]] the party won 11 seats, making it the eighth largest party in [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]].
The party won the majority of seats in the [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014 Telangana Assembly Election]], forming the first government of the State with K. Chandrashekar Rao as its [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|chief minister]]. The party won 11 seats in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], making it the eighth largest party in [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house (lok sabha) of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]].
   
   
After a landslide victory in [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]], the party formed the government in the State for the second time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-12|title=Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS wins 88 seats, KCR set to return for a second term|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-result-2018-live-updates-kcr-trs-bjp-congress-election-commission-modi-rahul-telangana-election-results/1409660/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> In the [[2019 Indian general election]], the party's tally has fallen to 9 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=Election Results 2019 Telangana: TRS wins 9 out of 17 seats {{!}} As it happened|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/telangana-election-result-2019-live-1532383-2019-05-23|access-date=2020-09-14|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> As of February 2023, the party holds 7 seats in upper house of [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Fatima|date=2020-09-08|title=Congress eyes Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson post but numbers pose a challenge|url=https://theprint.in/politics/congress-eyes-rajya-sabha-deputy-chairperson-post-but-numbers-pose-a-challenge/498523/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
After a landslide victory in [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]], the party formed the government in the State for the second time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-12|title=Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS wins 88 seats, KCR set to return for a second term|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-result-2018-live-updates-kcr-trs-bjp-congress-election-commission-modi-rahul-telangana-election-results/1409660/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124060657/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-result-2018-live-updates-kcr-trs-bjp-congress-election-commission-modi-rahul-telangana-election-results/1409660/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2019 Indian general election]], the party's tally had fallen to nine seats in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=Election Results 2019 Telangana: TRS wins 9 out of 17 seats {{!}} As it happened|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/telangana-election-result-2019-live-1532383-2019-05-23|access-date=2020-09-14|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523051541/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/telangana-election-result-2019-live-1532383-2019-05-23|url-status=live}}</ref>


The name of the party was changed from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi on 5 October 2022.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=TRS renamed as 'Bharat Rashtra Samithi' as CM KCR eyes national politics |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/trs-renamed-as-bharat-rashtra-samithi-as-telangana-cm-kcr-eyes-national-politics-11664956919064.html |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2022-10-05 |title=TRS is now BRS: All about KCR's 'national party' Bharat Rashtra Samithi |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/trs-is-now-brs-all-about-kcrs-national-party-bharat-rashtra-samithi/articleshow/94659832.cms |access-date=2022-10-05}}</ref>
Later on 5 October 2022, the name of the party was changed from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi to foray into national politics.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=TRS renamed as 'Bharat Rashtra Samithi' as CM KCR eyes national politics |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/trs-renamed-as-bharat-rashtra-samithi-as-telangana-cm-kcr-eyes-national-politics-11664956919064.html |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005093534/https://www.livemint.com/politics/trs-renamed-as-bharat-rashtra-samithi-as-telangana-cm-kcr-eyes-national-politics-11664956919064.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2022-10-05 |title=TRS is now BRS: All about KCR's 'national party' Bharat Rashtra Samithi |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/trs-is-now-brs-all-about-kcrs-national-party-bharat-rashtra-samithi/articleshow/94659832.cms |access-date=2022-10-05 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005093533/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/trs-is-now-brs-all-about-kcrs-national-party-bharat-rashtra-samithi/articleshow/94659832.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite news | date=2023-12-03 |title=Telangana Assembly election results 2023 {{!}} BRS leadership accepts defeat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/telangana-assembly/telangana-assembly-election-results-2023-brs-leadership-accepts-defeat/article67600950.ece | work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406074424/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/telangana-assembly/telangana-assembly-election-results-2023-brs-leadership-accepts-defeat/article67600950.ece }}</ref> while failing to win any seats in the [[2024 Indian general election]]. As of 2025, the party holds four seats in the upper house, [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Fatima|date=2020-09-08|title=Congress eyes Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson post but numbers pose a challenge|url=https://theprint.in/politics/congress-eyes-rajya-sabha-deputy-chairperson-post-but-numbers-pose-a-challenge/498523/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|archive-date=14 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414034248/https://theprint.in/politics/congress-eyes-rajya-sabha-deputy-chairperson-post-but-numbers-pose-a-challenge/498523/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Ideology==
==Ideology==
On 27 April 2001, Rao resigned as Deputy Speaker of the [[Telugu Desam Party]].<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm|title=Dy. Speaker resigns, launches new outfit|date=28 April 2001|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305173544/http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm|archive-date=5 March 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He opined that Telangana people were being categorically discriminated against within the undivided State of Andhra Pradesh. Consequently, Rao argued that only the creation of a separate State of Telangana would allow for the alleviation of the people's predicament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm|title=Telangana finds a new man and moment|work=Hinduonnet.com|date=19 May 2001|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108100246/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm|archive-date=8 January 2009|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Accordingly, KCR founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party at Jala Drushyam, Hyderabad in April 2001, with the objective of achieving statehood for Telangana.<ref name="hindu.com" /> The party initially won one-third of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and one-quarter of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) in Siddipet within sixty days of the formation of the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trspartyonline.org/about/timeline|title=Timeline - Telangana Rashtra Samithi|website=Trspartyonline.org|date=28 February 2014 |access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401224631/https://www.trspartyonline.org/about/timeline|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Flag of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (India Nation Council).svg|200px|thumb|Flag of Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
On 27 April 2001, [[K. Chandrasekhar Rao|Rao]] resigned as Deputy Speaker of the [[Telugu Desam Party]].<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm|title=Dy. Speaker resigns, launches new outfit|date=28 April 2001|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305173544/http://hindu.com/2001/04/28/stories/0428201c.htm|archive-date=5 March 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He opined that Telangana people were being categorically discriminated against within the undivided State of Andhra Pradesh. Consequently, Rao argued that only the creation of a separate State of Telangana would allow for the alleviation of the people's predicament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm|title=Telangana finds a new man and moment|work=Hinduonnet.com|date=19 May 2001|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108100246/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/05/19/stories/0419201x.htm|archive-date=8 January 2009|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Accordingly, KCR founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party at Jala Drushyam, [[Hyderabad]], in April 2001, to achieve statehood for Telangana.<ref name="hindu.com" /> The party initially won one-third of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and one-quarter of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) in [[Siddipet]] within 60 days of the formation of the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trspartyonline.org/about/timeline|title=Timeline - Telangana Rashtra Samithi|website=Trspartyonline.org|date=28 February 2014 |access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401224631/https://www.trspartyonline.org/about/timeline|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Politics==
==Politics==
 
[[File:Telangana Rashtra Samithi logo.png|thumb|Logo in use under the party's original name]]


=== 2004 elections ===
=== 2004 elections ===
In the aftermath of [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], the party won 26 state assembly seats and also won 5 parliament seats. The TRS formed an alliance with [[Indian National Congress]] and joined the [[United Progressive Alliance]]. In September 2006 the party withdrew support for the central government on the grounds of indecision by the government over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-08-22|title=TRS pulls out of UPA alliance, withdraws support to govt|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-trs-pulls-out-of-upa-alliance-withdraws-support-to-govt-1048707|access-date=2020-09-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> On 13 September 2006, Rao triggered a by-election in his Lok Sabha constituency of Karimnagar, claiming provocation from one of the Congress MLAs. He won the subsequent by-election with a strong majority.
In the aftermath of [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], the party won 26 state assembly seats and five parliamentary seats. The TRS formed an alliance with the [[Indian National Congress]] and joined the [[United Progressive Alliance]]. In September 2006, the party withdrew support for the central government on the grounds of indecision over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-08-22|title=TRS pulls out of UPA alliance, withdraws support to govt|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-trs-pulls-out-of-upa-alliance-withdraws-support-to-govt-1048707|access-date=2020-09-14|website=DNA India|language=en|archive-date=14 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414034249/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-trs-pulls-out-of-upa-alliance-withdraws-support-to-govt-1048707|url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 September 2006, Rao triggered a by-election in his Lok Sabha constituency of Karimnagar, claiming provocation from Congress MLA M. Satyanarayana Rao and citing delay in the formation of Telangana state, as promised by Congress in its 2004 manifesto.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jafri |first=Syed Amin |date=7 December 2006 |title=KCR wins the battle of Telangana |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/07jafri.htm |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.rediff.com |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211185042/https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/07jafri.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the subsequent by-election with a strong majority.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-12 |title=TRS President C Rao resigns from LS |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/trs-president-c-rao-resigns-from-ls/story-8Xq0FN2OtSnDFZY1jj2cQJ.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211185043/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/trs-president-c-rao-resigns-from-ls/story-8Xq0FN2OtSnDFZY1jj2cQJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref> All TRS MLAs and MPs resigned their positions in April 2008 when the Central government did not meet their demand for a separate state in its latest budget session.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Amarnath K. |date=8 March 2008 |title=The quit fix |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20080317-the-quit-fix-735637-2008-03-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211184449/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20080317-the-quit-fix-735637-2008-03-07 |archive-date=2023-12-11 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en-IN}}</ref> The by-election was held on 29 May 2008. In the 2008 by-elections, TRS retained only seven out of the 16 assembly segments and two out of the four Lok Sabha segments that it resigned, a significant defeat for the party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2008 |title=AP by-polls: TRS suffers a setback |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/ap-by-polls-trs-suffers-a-setback-25826-2008-06-01 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211184449/https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/ap-by-polls-trs-suffers-a-setback-25826-2008-06-01 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=1 June 2008 |title=Andhra bypolls: TRS suffers shocking defeat |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jun/01trs.htm |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.rediff.com |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213220634/https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jun/01trs.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao offered to resign after the by-election losses, but instead remained in office after other party leaders rejected the resignation.<ref name=":4" />
All TRS MLAs and MPs resigned their positions in April 2008 when the Central government did not meet their demand for a separate state in its latest budget session. The by-election was held on 29 May 2008. In the by-elections, 2008, TRS won 7 out of the 16 assembly segments and 2 out of the 4 loksabha segments that it resigned, a significant defeat for the party. TRS Chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao offered to resign after the by-election losses, but instead remained in office.
[[File:Prof Jayashankar Statue in Telangana Bhavan.jpg|thumb|Prof Jayashankar Statue in Telangana Bhavan, TRS State Office]]
 
=== 2009 elections ===
=== 2009 elections ===
In 2009, TRS formed an alliance with TDP and joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 May 2009|title=Discontent in TRS over joining NDA|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections-south/andhra-pradesh/story/discontent-in-trs-over-joining-nda-47292-2009-05-13|access-date=2020-09-14|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> The party contested 45 Assembly and 9 Parliament seats to win only 10 Assembly and 2 parliament seats. This was considered another major defeat.
In the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], the party contested as part of the [[Maha Kutami (2009)|Maha Kutami]] (Grand Alliance) alongside the Telugu Desam Party and the Left parties, to challenge the incumbent Congress government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-01 |title=Congress headache: TRS joins TDP-Left alliance for Andhra polls |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/congress-headache-trs-joins-tdpleft-alliance-for-andhra-polls/ |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> TRS contested 45 assembly seats but secured only 10, marking a sharp decline from its 2004 tally of 26 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2009-05-16 |title=YSR retains power in Andhra |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-polls-2009/andhra-pradesh/story/ysr-retains-power-in-andhra-47664-2009-05-15 |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> The party’s performance was widely regarded as disappointing, with several candidates even losing their deposits, indicating limited electoral traction despite the growing sentiment for a separate Telangana state. TRS extended support to the [[National Democratic Alliance]] after polling but before counting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-10 |title=TRS formally joins NDA fold |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/trs-formally-joins-nda-fold/story-ADLEUYShtslTdj2BnaOjWP.html |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
 
===2014 elections===
===2014 elections===
In the 2014 Assembly and National Elections, TRS did not align with NDA or UPA and fought the elections on its own. TRS, which led the campaign for a separate State for more than a decade, emerged victorious by winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, and emerged as the party with the largest vote share in Telangana. The TRS' campaign had no other stars except KCR who addressed over 300 public meetings, heli-hopping around and often addressing more than 10 meetings in a single day. The TRS not only retained its north Telangana stronghold but also made inroads in south Telangana, a Congress bastion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/trs-storms-power-telangana|title=TRS wins Telangana|date=28 May 2014|publisher=Deccan-Journal|access-date=2014-05-27|location=Hyderabad, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052151/http://deccan-journal.com/content/trs-storms-power-telangana|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the 2014 Assembly and National Elections, TRS did not align with NDA or UPA and fought the elections on its own. TRS, which led the campaign for a separate State for more than a decade, emerged victorious by winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, and emerged as the party with the largest vote share in Telangana. The TRS' campaign had no other stars except KCR who addressed over 300 public meetings, heli-hopping around and often addressing more than 10 meetings in a single day. The TRS not only retained its north Telangana stronghold but also made inroads in south Telangana, a Congress bastion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/trs-storms-power-telangana|title=TRS wins Telangana|date=28 May 2014|publisher=Deccan-Journal|access-date=2014-05-27|location=Hyderabad, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052151/http://deccan-journal.com/content/trs-storms-power-telangana|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


It was only after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, and the creation of separate Telangana state that the party begun to deliver electoral success. TRS won 63 out of 110 seats it contested in the 2014 Assembly elections in the newly formed state, and went on to form the government.<ref name=":0" /> K. Chandrashekar Rao, has taken oath as the first Chief Minister of the new state of Telangana on 2 June 2014.
It was only after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, and the creation of separate Telangana state that the party begun to deliver electoral success. TRS won 63 out of 110 seats it contested in the 2014 Assembly elections in the newly formed state, and went on to form the government.<ref name=":0" /> K. Chandrashekar Rao, had taken oath as the first Chief Minister of the new state of Telangana on 2 June 2014.


===2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections===
===2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election===
The TRS Government headed by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on 6 September 2018 dissolved the Legislative Assembly, the first after the formation of Telangana, to pave the way for early elections in the state.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2018|title=Telangana Assembly dissolved; Stage set for early polls in Telangana|url=https://indtoday.com/telangana-assembly-dissolved-stage-set-for-early-polls-in-telangana/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401230828/https://indtoday.com/telangana-assembly-dissolved-stage-set-for-early-polls-in-telangana/|archive-date=1 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2019|website=Indtoday.com}}</ref> The party has announced a list of 104 candidates for elections on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2018|title=KCR announces TRS list of 105 candidates for Telangana Elections 2019|url=https://indtoday.com/kcr-announces-trs-list-of-105-candidates-for-telangana-elections-2019/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402014808/https://indtoday.com/kcr-announces-trs-list-of-105-candidates-for-telangana-elections-2019/|archive-date=2 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2019|website=Indtoday.com}}</ref>
The TRS Government headed by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on 6 September 2018 dissolved the Legislative Assembly, the first after the formation of Telangana, to pave the way for early elections in the state.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2018|title=Telangana Assembly dissolved; Stage set for early polls in Telangana|url=https://indtoday.com/telangana-assembly-dissolved-stage-set-for-early-polls-in-telangana/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401230828/https://indtoday.com/telangana-assembly-dissolved-stage-set-for-early-polls-in-telangana/|archive-date=1 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2019|website=Indtoday.com}}</ref> The party announced a list of 104 candidates for elections on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 September 2018|title=KCR announces TRS list of 105 candidates for Telangana Elections 2019|url=https://indtoday.com/kcr-announces-trs-list-of-105-candidates-for-telangana-elections-2019/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402014808/https://indtoday.com/kcr-announces-trs-list-of-105-candidates-for-telangana-elections-2019/|archive-date=2 April 2019|access-date=1 April 2019|website=Indtoday.com}}</ref>


In [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]], held the nearly three months after the house dissolution, the TRS party won the assembly elections with massive majority. Won with 88 constituency seats which is more than 70% of 119 seats.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-12-12|title=Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS wins 88 seats, KCR set to return for a second term|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-result-2018-live-updates-kcr-trs-bjp-congress-election-commission-modi-rahul-telangana-election-results/1409660/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
In the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]], held three months after the house dissolution, the TRS party won with a massive majority. They won 88 seats, more than 70% of the 119 total.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-12-12|title=Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS wins 88 seats, KCR set to return for a second term|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-result-2018-live-updates-kcr-trs-bjp-congress-election-commission-modi-rahul-telangana-election-results/1409660/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124060657/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-result-2018-live-updates-kcr-trs-bjp-congress-election-commission-modi-rahul-telangana-election-results/1409660/|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== 2019 Indian general election ===
=== 2019 Indian general election ===
In May 2019, TRS Chief Rao flouted the idea of Federal Front, aiming for a non-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and non-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] government at the centre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Federal Front: TRS chief KCR aims for non-BJP, non-Cong front; to meet Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan today|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/federal-front-trs-chief-kcr-aims-for-non-bjp-non-cong-front-to-meet-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-today/413474|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> The party won 9 out of the contested 17 seats, a reduction of two seats from the 2014 election.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=KCR's TRS wins 9 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana; BJP a surprise winner in 4|url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/kcrs-trs-wins-9-lok-sabha-seats-in-telangana-bjp-a-surprise-winner-in-4-2205334.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>
In May 2019, TRS Chief Rao flouted the idea of Federal Front, aiming for a non-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and non-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] government at the centre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Federal Front: TRS chief KCR aims for non-BJP, non-Cong front; to meet Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan today|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/federal-front-trs-chief-kcr-aims-for-non-bjp-non-cong-front-to-meet-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-today/413474|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=6 May 2019|language=en|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030225847/https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/federal-front-trs-chief-kcr-aims-for-non-bjp-non-cong-front-to-meet-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-today/413474|url-status=live}}</ref> The party won nine out of the contested 17 seats, a reduction of two seats from the 2014 election.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=KCR's TRS wins 9 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana; BJP a surprise winner in 4|url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/kcrs-trs-wins-9-lok-sabha-seats-in-telangana-bjp-a-surprise-winner-in-4-2205334.html|access-date=2020-09-28|website=Zee News|language=en|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917194916/https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/kcrs-trs-wins-9-lok-sabha-seats-in-telangana-bjp-a-surprise-winner-in-4-2205334.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== 2022-present: Name change, electoral setbacks ===
 
====Bharat Rashtra Samithi====
The name of the party was changed from ''Telangana Rashtra Samithi'' to ''Bharat Rashtra Samithi'' on 5 October 2022 to foray into national politics ahead of the [[2024 Indian general election]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> On 6 October 2022, officials from BRS submitted the relevant documents required for name change according to the [[Representation of the People Act, 1951]] to the [[Election Commission of India]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |author=((Rahul N 6661)) |title=Resolution on BRS handed over to EC |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/resolution-on-brs-handed-over-to-ec/article65976897.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=16 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016142208/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/resolution-on-brs-handed-over-to-ec/article65976897.ece }}</ref> As of October 2022, the party activities are taking place from a rented building at Sardar Patel Marg in [[Delhi]]. On 14 November the party office was inaugurated at [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |title=BRS to commence activities in Delhi from rented building |url=https://www.siasat.com/brs-to-commence-activities-in-delhi-from-rented-building-2429059/ |website=The Siasat Daily |date=7 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022 |archive-date=16 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016142214/https://www.siasat.com/brs-to-commence-activities-in-delhi-from-rented-building-2429059/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Roushan | last = Ali |date=Dec 14, 2022 |title=KCR {{!}} BRS Party Office: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurates BRS party office in New Delhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-rao-inaugurates-brs-party-office-in-new-delhi/articleshow/96221017.cms |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225034640/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-rao-inaugurates-brs-party-office-in-new-delhi/articleshow/96221017.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==== Andhra Pradesh unit ====
The party created its local unit in the residual Andhra Pradesh state on 2 January 2023. Dr. Thota Chandrasekhar, former general secretary of the [[Jana Sena Party]], was named its president. Other leaders from Andhra Pradesh who joined the party on the on its state unit's formation include former minister [[Ravela Kishore Babu]], former IRS official Partha Sarathi, and former [[Praja Rajyam Party]] leader T. J. Prakash.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2023 |title=BRS forms Andhra Pradesh unit with local leaders |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/brs-forms-andhra-pradesh-unit-with-local-leaders-1503143495.html |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=The Statesman |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211190338/https://www.thestatesman.com/india/brs-forms-andhra-pradesh-unit-with-local-leaders-1503143495.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Indo-Asian News |date=2023-01-02 |title=BRS makes foray into Andhra Pradesh, KCR appoints state chief |url=https://www.siasat.com/brs-makes-foray-into-andhra-pradesh-kcr-appoints-state-chief-2493770/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211190338/https://www.siasat.com/brs-makes-foray-into-andhra-pradesh-kcr-appoints-state-chief-2493770/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== Bharat Rashtra Samithi ===
The state unit suffered a setback in April 2023 when the [[Election Commission of India]] derecognised the BRS as a state party in Andhra Pradesh. The party had been enjoying state party status in [[Undivided Andhra Pradesh]] since 2004, and then in the states of residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since 2014.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Losing state party status derails BRS plans for Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1070785 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211190719/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1070785 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The name of the party was changed from ''Telangana Rashtra Samithi'' to ''Bharat Rashtra Samithi'' on 5 October 2022 to foray into national politics ahead of [[Next Indian general election]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> On 6 October 2022, officials from BRS submitted the relevant documents required for name change according to the [[Representation of the People Act, 1951]] to the [[Election Commission of India]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bureau |first1=The Hindu |last2=N 6661 |first2=Rahul |title=Resolution on BRS handed over to EC |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/resolution-on-brs-handed-over-to-ec/article65976897.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=6 October 2022}}</ref> As of October 2022, the party activities are taking place from a rented building at Sardar Patel Marg in [[Delhi]]. On 14 November The party office was inaugurated at [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Indo-Asian News |title=BRS to commence activities in Delhi from rented building |url=https://www.siasat.com/brs-to-commence-activities-in-delhi-from-rented-building-2429059/ |website=The Siasat Daily |date=7 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Roushan Ali|date=Dec 14, 2022 |title=KCR {{!}} BRS Party Office: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurates BRS party office in New Delhi {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-cm-k-chandrasekhar-rao-inaugurates-brs-party-office-in-new-delhi/articleshow/96221017.cms |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>


==Membership==
==== 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election ====
TRS Party president K Chandrasekhar Rao announced a schedule for the membership drive, which began on 3 February 2015, and elections to party committees from the village level. After a spectacular victory in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, The TRS Party is now focused on strengthening it in the state.
At the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]], the party lost their majority, with their vote share falling by 10.52% to 37.35% and their seat count falling from 88 to 39. They retained their seats in the Greater Hyderabad region, but lost most of their seats in the rest of the state to [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], who won 64 seats and formed the next government.


KCR said the TRS Membership Drive 2015<ref>{{cite web|last=Telangana|date=4 February 2015|title=How To Join TRS Party - Telangana State|url=http://www.telanganastateinfo.com/how-join-trs-party/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204122614/http://www.telanganastateinfo.com/how-join-trs-party/|archive-date=4 February 2015|access-date=4 February 2015|website=Telanganastateinfo.com}}</ref> would continue until 20 February. Elections to party committees at different levels would be held during March and April.
==== 2024 Indian general election ====


TRS party officially started registration process to get membership from 3 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|date=4 February 2015|title=How To Join Telangana Rashtra Samithi|url=http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/join-telangana-rashtra-samithi/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204082753/http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/join-telangana-rashtra-samithi/|archive-date=4 February 2015|access-date=4 February 2015|website=Telanganastateinfo.com}}</ref>
The party suffered a further setback at the [[2024 Indian General Election]]. Despite their previous national ambitions, the party only contested in [[2024 Indian general election in Telangana|Telangana]]. However, they were wiped out, losing all 9 of their seats in the state. The party's vote share was over cut in half from 41.71% to 16.68%.


==Legislative leaders==
==Legislative leaders==
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'''Chief Minister of Telangana'''
'''Chief Minister of Telangana'''
{{further|List of chief ministers of Telangana}}
{{further|List of chief ministers of Telangana}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Name<br/>{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]]
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Constituency
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Ministry
|-
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | No.
!style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Assumed office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Portrait
!style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Left office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Name<br />{{small|(Birth)}}
!style="background-color:#F84996;color:black"|Time in office
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Ministry
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Assumed Office
!rowspan=2|1
! style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Left Office
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|100px]]
! style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Time in Office
|rowspan=2|'''[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]'''<br/><small>({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1954)</small>
|2 June 2014
|12 December 2018
|rowspan=2|{{ayd|2 Jun 2014|7 Dec 2023}}
|1st
|rowspan=2|[[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel]]
|[[First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Rao I]]
|-
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
|13 December 2018
! rowspan ="2" | 1
|6 December 2023
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Kalvakuntla_Chandrashekar_Rao.png|100px]]
|2nd
| rowspan ="2" | '''[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]'''<br /><small>(1954–)</small>
|[[Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Rao II]]
| 2 June 2014
| 12 December 2018
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2014|06|02}}
| 1st
| rowspan ="2" | [[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel]]
| [[First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Rao I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 December 2018
| ''Incumbent''
| 2nd
| [[Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry|Rao II]]
|}
|}


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!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | S.No.
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | S.No.
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Name
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Name
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Potrait
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Portrait
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Took Office
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Took office
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Left Office
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Left office
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Term
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Term
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Chief Minister  
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Chief Minister  
|-
|
|-
|-
|1
|1
|[[Mohammad Ali (Indian politician)|Mohammad Ali]]
|[[Mohammad Ali (Indian politician)|M. Mahmood Ali]]
|[[File:MohammadAliTelangana.png|100px]]
|[[File:MohammadAliTelangana.png|100px]]
|2 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=KCR keeps his promise; Mehmood Ali becomes first Deputy CM of Telangana|date=2 June 2014 |url=http://twocircles.net/2014jun02/kcr_keeps_his_promise_mehmood_ali_becomes_first_deputy_cm_telangana.html|publisher=Two Circles|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001182728/http://twocircles.net/2014jun02/kcr_keeps_his_promise_mehmood_ali_becomes_first_deputy_cm_telangana.html|archive-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>  
|2 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=KCR keeps his promise; Mehmood Ali becomes first Deputy CM of Telangana|date=2 June 2014 |url=http://twocircles.net/2014jun02/kcr_keeps_his_promise_mehmood_ali_becomes_first_deputy_cm_telangana.html|publisher=Two Circles|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001182728/http://twocircles.net/2014jun02/kcr_keeps_his_promise_mehmood_ali_becomes_first_deputy_cm_telangana.html|archive-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>  
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|[[File:Tati rajajaih.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Tati rajajaih.jpg|100px]]
|2 June 2014
|2 June 2014
|25 January 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-deputy-chief-minister-sacked/article6821000.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2015-01-25|access-date=2015-01-25|title=Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Rajaiah sacked|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201074427/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-deputy-chief-minister-sacked/article6821000.ece|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>  
|25 January 2015<ref>{{cite news |date=2015-01-25 |title=Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Rajaiah sacked |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-deputy-chief-minister-sacked/article6821000.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201074427/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-deputy-chief-minister-sacked/article6821000.ece |archive-date=2016-02-01 |access-date=2015-01-25 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|{{age in years and days|2014|06|02|2015|01|25}}
|{{age in years and days|2014|06|02|2015|01|25}}
|-
|-
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|12 December 2018
|12 December 2018
|{{age in years and days|2015|01|25|2018|12|12}}
|{{age in years and days|2015|01|25|2018|12|12}}
|}
== List of Union Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|No.
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Image
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Minister
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Portfolio
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Term in Office
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Constituency<br/><small>(House)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Left Office
! style="background-color:#F84996;color:white"|Time in Office
|-
! rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|70px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]]'''<br/><small>(1954–)</small>
| [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Shipping]]
| 23 May 2004
| 25 May 2004
! 2 days
| rowspan="3" |[[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar]]<br /><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
| rowspan="4" |[[Manmohan Singh]]<br><small>''[[First Manmohan Singh ministry|(Manmohan I)]]''</small>
|-
| [[Minister without portfolio|Minister without Portfolio]]
| 25 May 2004
| 27 November 2004
! {{ayd|2004|5|25|2004|11|27}}
|-
| [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour and Employment]]
| 27 November 2004
| 24 August 2006
! {{ayd|2004|11|27|2006|8|24}}
|-
!2
|[[File:Aelay Narendra.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ale Narendra]]'''<br /><small>(1946–2014)</small>
| [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]<br />'''''<small>(Minister of State)</small>'''''
| 23 May 2004
| 24 August 2006
! {{ayd|2004|5|23|2006|8|24}}
|[[Medak Lok Sabha constituency|Medak]]<br /><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|}
|}


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!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Ref.
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Ref.
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|-
| 1
| 1
| [[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|75px]]
| [[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|75px]]
| [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|KCR]]
| [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| 27 April 2001 – ''Incumbent''
| 27 April 2001 – ''Incumbent''
| {{age in years, months and days|2001|04|27}}
| {{age in years, months and days|2001|04|27}}
|
|
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|}
!colspan=11 |[[Telangana]]
 
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+List of working presidents
|-
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | S.No.
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Portrait
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Name
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Term<br />{{small|(tenure length)}}
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Duration
!rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#F84996; color:white" | Ref.
|-style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|-style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|1.
|-
|1
| [[File:Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao.jpg|75px]]
| [[K. T. Rama Rao|KTR]]
| [[K. T. Rama Rao]]
| 15 December 2018 – ''Incumbent''
| 15 December 2018 – ''Incumbent''
| {{age in years, months and days|2018|12|15}}
| {{age in years, months and days|2018|12|15}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-14 |title=KT Rama Rao appointed TRS working president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/k-t-rama-rao-appointed-trs-working-president/articleshow/67087979.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205134843/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/k-t-rama-rao-appointed-trs-working-president/articleshow/67087979.cms |archive-date=2023-12-05 |access-date=2023-12-05 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
!colspan=11 |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|1.
|
| Thota Chandrashekhar
| 2 January 2023 – ''Incumbent''
| {{age in years, months and days|2023|1|2}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=KCR forays into Andhra Pradesh, appoints Thota as state BRS president |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2023/jan/03/kcr-forays-into-andhra-pradesh-appoints-thota-asstate-brs-president-2534108.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
!colspan=11 |[[Odisha]]
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|1.
|[[File:Giridhar-Gamang.jpg|100px]]
| [[Giridhar Gamang]]
|
|
|
|-
|}
|}


== Electoral performance ==
== Electoral performance ==
=== Lok Sabha Election ===
=== Lok Sabha Election ===
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|title={{color|black|Vote share in consecutive Lok Sabha elections}}
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{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}|0.63}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}|0.61}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}|1.22}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}|1.25}}
}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Election Year
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Legislature
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | House term
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Party leader
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!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Seats contested
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!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Change in seats
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!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Outcome
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Outcome
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Ref.
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}};color:white" | Ref.
|-
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]]
| rowspan=4 |[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| rowspan=5 |[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| 22
| 12
| {{Composition bar|5|545|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Composition bar|5|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Increase}}5
| {{Increase}}5
| 2,441,405
| 0.63%
| 0.63%
| {{Steady}} new
| {{Steady}} new
| 2,441,405
| {{yes2|Government}}
| {{yes2|Government}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014| date = 2004 | publisher = Election Commission of India | location = New Delhi }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
| 9
| 9
| {{Composition bar|2|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Composition bar|2|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Decrease}}3
| {{Decrease}}3
| 2,582,326
| 0.62%
| 0.62%
| {{decrease}} 0.01%
| {{decrease}} 0.01%
| 2,582,326
| {{partial|Others}}
| {{partial|Others}}
|<ref name="eci.nic.in1">{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/13_PerformanceOfStateParty.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804212630/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/13_PerformanceOfStateParty.pdf|archive-date=4 August 2016|access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>
|<ref name="eci.nic.in1">{{Cite web|title= General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha): Performance of State Parties |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/13_PerformanceOfStateParty.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804212630/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/13_PerformanceOfStateParty.pdf|archive-date=4 August 2016|date = 2009 | publisher = Election Commission of India | location = New Delhi }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| 17
| 17
| {{Composition bar|11|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Composition bar|11|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Increase}}9
| {{Increase}}9
| 6,736,270
| 1.22%
| 1.22%
| {{Increase}} 0.6%
| {{Increase}} 0.6%
| 6,736,270
| {{partial|Others}}
| {{partial|Others}}
|<ref name="eci.nic.in1" />
|<ref name="eci.nic.in1" />
|-
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| [[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
| 17
| 17
| {{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Decrease}}2
| {{Decrease}}2
| 7,696,848
| 1.25%
| 1.25%
| {{Increase}} 0.03%
| {{Increase}} 0.03%
| 7,696,848
| {{partial|Others}}
| {{partial|Others}}
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| [[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]
| 17
| {{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Decrease}}11
| 3,657,237
| 0.57%
| {{Decrease}} 0.68%
| {{no2|Lost}}
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=== State Legislative Assembly elections ===
=== State Legislative Assembly elections ===
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|-
!colspan=9|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
!colspan=11|[[United Andhra Pradesh|United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|-
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[12th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|12th]]
| rowspan=3 |[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| 54
| {{Composition bar|26|294|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Increase}} 26
| 2,390,940
| 2,390,940
| 6.68%
| 6.68%
| 54
| {{Composition bar|26|294|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Increase}}26
| {{Steady}} new
| {{Steady}} new
| {{yes2|Government}}
| {{yes2|Government}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111120540/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111120540/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012| date = 2004 | publisher = Election Commission of India | location = New Delhi }}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|[[13th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|13th]]
| 45
| {{Composition bar|10|294|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Decrease}} 16 
| 1,678,906
| 1,678,906
| 3.99%
| 3.99%
| 45
| {{Composition bar|10|294|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}} 
| {{Decrease}}16
| {{Decrease}} 2.69%
| {{Decrease}} 2.69%
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{partial|Others}}
|<ref name="eci.nic.in">{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804205034/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf|archive-date=4 August 2016|access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>
|<ref name="eci.nic.in">{{Cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804205034/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf|archive-date=4 August 2016| date = 2009 | publisher = Election Commission of India | location = New Delhi }}</ref>
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|-
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|[[1st Telangana Assembly|1st]]
| 119
| {{Composition bar|63|119|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Increase}} 53   
| 6,620,326
| 6,620,326
| 13.68%
| 13.68%
| 119
|  
| {{Composition bar|63|294|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}       
| {{Increase}}53
| -
| {{yes2|Government}} {{efn|Outcome-Government is restricted to Telangana}}
| {{yes2|Government}} {{efn|Outcome-Government is restricted to Telangana}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Results 2014: TDP, TRS Win Seemandhra, Telangana Assembly Polls|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/election-results-2014-tdp-trs-win-seemandhra-telangana-assembly-polls-562515|access-date=2020-09-28|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Results 2014: TDP, TRS Win Seemandhra, Telangana Assembly Polls|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/election-results-2014-tdp-trs-win-seemandhra-telangana-assembly-polls-562515|access-date=2020-09-28|website=NDTV.com|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015759/https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/election-results-2014-tdp-trs-win-seemandhra-telangana-assembly-polls-562515|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
!colspan=9|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
!colspan=11|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
|-
|-
|[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[2nd Telangana Assembly|2nd]]
| rowspan=2|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| 119
| {{Composition bar|88|119|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Increase}} 25
|9,700,479
|9,700,479
|46.9%
|46.9%
| 119
|
| {{Composition bar|88|119|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Increase}}25
| -
| {{yes2|Government}}
| {{yes2|Government}}
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|-
|-
|[[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|[[3rd Telangana Assembly|3rd]]
|119
| {{Composition bar|39|119|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| {{Decrease}} 49
|8,753,924
|37.35%
|{{Decrease}} 9.55%
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telangana Election Results 2023 Highlights: Congress Wins 64 Seats, BRS Gets 39, BJP 8 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/telangana-election-results-2023-live-updates-counting-of-votes-to-begin-at-8-am-4623658 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204070540/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/telangana-election-results-2023-live-updates-counting-of-votes-to-begin-at-8-am-4623658 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Jaya Jaya He Telangana]]
* [[Jaya Jaya He Telangana]]
*[[Telangana Jagarana Sena]]
* [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
* [[Telangana Jagarana Sena]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== External links ==
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Bharat Rashtra Samithi
AbbreviationBRS
PresidentK. Chandrashekar Rao
General SecretaryJoginapally Santosh Kumar
Rajya Sabha leaderK. R. Suresh Reddy
FounderK. Chandrashekar Rao
Founded
  • 27 April 2001
    (25 years ago)     (2001-04-27); as Telangana Rashtra Samithi
  • 5 October 2022
    (3 years ago)     (2022-10-05); renamed as Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Split fromTelugu Desam Party
HeadquartersTelangana Bhavan, Bhavani Nagar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500034[1]
NewspaperNamasthe Telangana, Telangana Today[2]
Student wingBharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV)[3]
Women's wingBharat Rashtra Samithi Mahila (BRSM)
IdeologyPopulism[4]
Federalism[5]
Neoliberalism[6]
Regionalism (until 2022)[7]
Political positionCentre[8] to centre-right[6]
Colours  Pink
ECI StatusState Party[9]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 245
Seats in Telangana Legislative Council
18 / 40
Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly
27 / 119
Number of states and union territories in government
0 / 31
Party flag
Website
https://brsonline.in/

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (transl. Indian National Council; abbr. BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (transl. Telangana National Council; abbr. TRS), is an Indian political party predominantly active in the state of Telangana and currently the primary opposition party in the state. Founded on 27 April 2001 by K. Chandrashekar Rao, it has a single-point agenda of creating a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh, with Hyderabad as its capital.[14] It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of statehood to Telangana which was realized in 2014.[15]

The party won the majority of seats in the 2014 Telangana Assembly Election, forming the first government of the State with K. Chandrashekar Rao as its chief minister. The party won 11 seats in the 2014 general election, making it the eighth largest party in Lok Sabha, the lower house (lok sabha) of the Indian Parliament.

After a landslide victory in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, the party formed the government in the State for the second time.[16] In the 2019 Indian general election, the party's tally had fallen to nine seats in the Lok Sabha.[17]

Later on 5 October 2022, the name of the party was changed from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi to foray into national politics.[18][19] 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,[20] while failing to win any seats in the 2024 Indian general election. As of 2025, the party holds four seats in the upper house, Rajya Sabha.[21]

Ideology[edit | edit source]

Flag of Telangana Rashtra Samithi

On 27 April 2001, Rao resigned as Deputy Speaker of the Telugu Desam Party.[22] He opined that Telangana people were being categorically discriminated against within the undivided State of Andhra Pradesh. Consequently, Rao argued that only the creation of a separate State of Telangana would allow for the alleviation of the people's predicament.[23] Accordingly, KCR founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party at Jala Drushyam, Hyderabad, in April 2001, to achieve statehood for Telangana.[22] The party initially won one-third of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and one-quarter of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) in Siddipet within 60 days of the formation of the party.[24]

Politics[edit | edit source]

Logo in use under the party's original name

2004 elections[edit | edit source]

In the aftermath of 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the party won 26 state assembly seats and five parliamentary seats. The TRS formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and joined the United Progressive Alliance. In September 2006, the party withdrew support for the central government on the grounds of indecision over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana.[25] On 13 September 2006, Rao triggered a by-election in his Lok Sabha constituency of Karimnagar, claiming provocation from Congress MLA M. Satyanarayana Rao and citing delay in the formation of Telangana state, as promised by Congress in its 2004 manifesto.[26] He won the subsequent by-election with a strong majority.[27] All TRS MLAs and MPs resigned their positions in April 2008 when the Central government did not meet their demand for a separate state in its latest budget session.[28] The by-election was held on 29 May 2008. In the 2008 by-elections, TRS retained only seven out of the 16 assembly segments and two out of the four Lok Sabha segments that it resigned, a significant defeat for the party.[29][30] TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao offered to resign after the by-election losses, but instead remained in office after other party leaders rejected the resignation.[30]

Prof Jayashankar Statue in Telangana Bhavan, TRS State Office

2009 elections[edit | edit source]

In the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the party contested as part of the Maha Kutami (Grand Alliance) alongside the Telugu Desam Party and the Left parties, to challenge the incumbent Congress government.[31] TRS contested 45 assembly seats but secured only 10, marking a sharp decline from its 2004 tally of 26 seats.[32] The party’s performance was widely regarded as disappointing, with several candidates even losing their deposits, indicating limited electoral traction despite the growing sentiment for a separate Telangana state. TRS extended support to the National Democratic Alliance after polling but before counting.[33]

2014 elections[edit | edit source]

In the 2014 Assembly and National Elections, TRS did not align with NDA or UPA and fought the elections on its own. TRS, which led the campaign for a separate State for more than a decade, emerged victorious by winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, and emerged as the party with the largest vote share in Telangana. The TRS' campaign had no other stars except KCR who addressed over 300 public meetings, heli-hopping around and often addressing more than 10 meetings in a single day. The TRS not only retained its north Telangana stronghold but also made inroads in south Telangana, a Congress bastion.[34]

It was only after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, and the creation of separate Telangana state that the party begun to deliver electoral success. TRS won 63 out of 110 seats it contested in the 2014 Assembly elections in the newly formed state, and went on to form the government.[35] K. Chandrashekar Rao, had taken oath as the first Chief Minister of the new state of Telangana on 2 June 2014.

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election[edit | edit source]

The TRS Government headed by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on 6 September 2018 dissolved the Legislative Assembly, the first after the formation of Telangana, to pave the way for early elections in the state.[36] The party announced a list of 104 candidates for elections on the same day.[37]

In the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, held three months after the house dissolution, the TRS party won with a massive majority. They won 88 seats, more than 70% of the 119 total.[35]

2019 Indian general election[edit | edit source]

In May 2019, TRS Chief Rao flouted the idea of Federal Front, aiming for a non-Congress and non-BJP government at the centre.[38] The party won nine out of the contested 17 seats, a reduction of two seats from the 2014 election.[39]

2022-present: Name change, electoral setbacks[edit | edit source]

Bharat Rashtra Samithi[edit | edit source]

The name of the party was changed from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi on 5 October 2022 to foray into national politics ahead of the 2024 Indian general election.[18][19] On 6 October 2022, officials from BRS submitted the relevant documents required for name change according to the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to the Election Commission of India in New Delhi.[40] As of October 2022, the party activities are taking place from a rented building at Sardar Patel Marg in Delhi. On 14 November the party office was inaugurated at New Delhi.[41][42]

Andhra Pradesh unit[edit | edit source]

The party created its local unit in the residual Andhra Pradesh state on 2 January 2023. Dr. Thota Chandrasekhar, former general secretary of the Jana Sena Party, was named its president. Other leaders from Andhra Pradesh who joined the party on the on its state unit's formation include former minister Ravela Kishore Babu, former IRS official Partha Sarathi, and former Praja Rajyam Party leader T. J. Prakash.[43][44]

The state unit suffered a setback in April 2023 when the Election Commission of India derecognised the BRS as a state party in Andhra Pradesh. The party had been enjoying state party status in Undivided Andhra Pradesh since 2004, and then in the states of residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since 2014.[45]

2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election[edit | edit source]

At the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, the party lost their majority, with their vote share falling by 10.52% to 37.35% and their seat count falling from 88 to 39. They retained their seats in the Greater Hyderabad region, but lost most of their seats in the rest of the state to Congress, who won 64 seats and formed the next government.

2024 Indian general election[edit | edit source]

The party suffered a further setback at the 2024 Indian General Election. Despite their previous national ambitions, the party only contested in Telangana. However, they were wiped out, losing all 9 of their seats in the state. The party's vote share was over cut in half from 41.71% to 16.68%.

Legislative leaders[edit | edit source]

List of chief ministers[edit | edit source]

Chief Minister of Telangana

Further information: List of chief ministers of Telangana
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term in office [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]] Constituency Ministry
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 K. Chandrashekar Rao
(b. 1954) 		2 June 2014 12 December 2018 9 years, 188 days 1st Gajwel Rao I
13 December 2018 6 December 2023 2nd Rao II

Deputy Chief Ministers of Telangana[edit | edit source]

S.No. Name Portrait Took office Left office Term Chief Minister
1 M. Mahmood Ali 2 June 2014[46] 12 December 2018 4 years, 193 days K. Chandrashekar Rao
2 T. Rajaiah 2 June 2014 25 January 2015[47] 237 days
3 Kadiyam Srihari 25 January 2015[48] 12 December 2018 3 years, 321 days

List of Union Ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Image Minister Portfolio Term in Office Constituency
(House) 		Prime Minister
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
1 K. Chandrashekhar Rao
(1954–) 		Minister of Shipping 23 May 2004 25 May 2004 2 days Karimnagar
(Lok Sabha) 		Manmohan Singh
(Manmohan I)
Minister without Portfolio 25 May 2004 27 November 2004 186 days
Minister of Labour and Employment 27 November 2004 24 August 2006 1 year, 270 days
2 Ale Narendra
(1946–2014) 		Minister of Rural Development
(Minister of State) 		23 May 2004 24 August 2006 2 years, 93 days Medak
(Lok Sabha)

Leadership[edit | edit source]

List of presidents
S.No. Portrait Name Term
(tenure length) 		Duration Ref.
1 K. Chandrashekar Rao 27 April 2001 – Incumbent 25 years, 3 months and 10 days
List of working presidents
S.No. Portrait Name Term
(tenure length) 		Duration Ref.
1 K. T. Rama Rao 15 December 2018 – Incumbent 7 years, 7 months and 22 days [49]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha Election[edit | edit source]

Election Year House term Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Popular vote Percentage of votes Vote swing Outcome Ref.
2004 14th K. Chandrashekar Rao 12
5 / 543
 Increase5 2,441,405 0.63% Steady new Government [50]
2009 15th 9
2 / 543
 Decrease3 2,582,326 0.62% Decrease 0.01% Others [51]
2014 16th 17
11 / 543
 Increase9 6,736,270 1.22% Increase 0.6% Others [51]
2019 17th 17
9 / 543
 Decrease2 7,696,848 1.25% Increase 0.03% Others [39]
2024 18th 17
0 / 543
 Decrease11 3,657,237 0.57% Decrease 0.68% Lost [39]
Vote share in consecutive Lok Sabha elections
2004
 
 0.63%
2009
 
 0.61%
2014
 
 1.22%
2019
 
 1.25%
2024
 
 1.22%

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State Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Election Year House term Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Popular vote Percentage of votes Vote swing Outcome Ref.
United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2004 12th K. Chandrashekar Rao 54
26 / 294
 Increase 26 2,390,940 6.68% Steady new Government [52]
2009 13th 45
10 / 294
 Decrease 16 1,678,906 3.99% Decrease 2.69% Others [53]
2014 1st 119
63 / 119
 Increase 53 6,620,326 13.68% Government [lower-alpha 1] [54]
Telangana Legislative Assembly
2018 2nd K. Chandrashekar Rao 119
88 / 119
 Increase 25 9,700,479 46.9% Government [35]
2023 3rd 119
39 / 119
 Decrease 49 8,753,924 37.35% Decrease 9.55% Opposition [55]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Outcome-Government is restricted to Telangana

References[edit | edit source]

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