Will soon launch national party, work on to frame policies: KCR

Telangana CM has been making efforts to bring together oppn parties ahead of LS polls

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R Putting an end to speculations, Telanagana Rashtra Samiti supremo and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said on Sunday that he would soon launch a national political party.

"Very soon, the formation of a national party and formulation of its policies will take place," said an official release issued by Rao's office.

"There has been a consensus on the alternative national agenda after prolonged discussions with intellectuals, economists and experts from various fields like we did before the start of Telangana movement," it said.

There had been speculation that Rao was contemplating foray into national politics with the launch of a national party amid his efforts to bring together the opposition parties to form a formidable front against the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

According to a PTI report, the presidents of TRS district units had on Friday called upon Rao, also known as KCR, to plunge into national politics to put an end to BJP's alleged anti-people rule at the Centre.

Several other TRS leaders, including some state ministers, have also spoken in favour of Rao foraying into the national political scene.

Rao, a staunch critic of the BJP government at the Centre, had recently met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna and called for a "BJP mukt Bharat" (BJP-free India).

In its Foundation Day event in April this year, the TRS had adopted a political resolution resolving that the party should play the key role in national politics for the wider interest of the country as the BJP is exploiting "communal sentiments" for its political convenience.

Rao has met a number of non-BJP, non-Congress opposition leaders, including Nitish Kumar, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Hemant Soren and discussed the BJP's alleged anti-people policies and bringing about a "qualitative change in the country".

According to TRS sources, some names like 'Bharat Rashtriya Samiti' (BRS), 'Ujwal Bharat Party' and 'Naya Bharat Party' have been discussed for the new outfit.

Meanwhile, a Times of India report on Sunday claimed that Rao has shifted his focus on contesting elections in other states, especially Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, besides Delhi. The daily quoted sources as saying that Rao is keen on contesting in Gujarat and Karnataka.