On one occasion, KCR had dubbed Rahul Gandhi as the 'biggest buffoon' in the country. A bitter war of words between the leaders of the two parties had been continuing for several years. The BRS continues to see Congress as its opponent in Telangana. This stand was not in sync with other regional parties who see BJP as the number one enemy and were not averse to joining hands with the Congress.Īfter apparently failing to unite the regional parties for a third alternative, KCR recently turned TRS into BRS to expand the party to other states. When KCR first mooted the idea of a national alternative in 2018, he was targeting both BJP and Congress, blaming them for the problems faced by the country. It could win just 19 seats, though it had forged electoral alliance with the TDP, the Left parties and some smaller parties. In 2014, the Congress party could win 22 seats while it was a disaster in 2018. Political observers say that in the narrative of BRS versus BJP built by the saffron party, Congress party may face the going tough. In both 20, the Congress party was the main rival for BRS but this time the party may face the next polls even without this status. The Congress party faces the biggest challenge to its survival as BJP appears to have occupied the space of principal contestant for ruling BRS. ![]() Revanth Reddy is trying to keep the momentum with ongoing padyatra as part of Hath Se Hath Jodo campaign but the party faces big odds in 2023 Assembly polls. Infighting and lack of any charismatic figure have added to the woes of the grand old party.īharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi brought some enthusiasm to lift the spirit of demoralized cadre and the state Congress chief A. Reeling under defections of several leaders and legislators and humiliating defeats in by-elections, the party looks to be in disarray. Nearly nine years after formation of Telangana State, the Congress party still appears clueless to regain the lost ground in its former stronghold. The grand old party lost a dozen MLAs to TRS in 2019 and also the status of main opposition party in the Assembly. Several Congress legislators defected to the TRS soon after the 2014 elections.ĭespite retaining power in 2018 with a thumping majority in 119-member Assembly, TRS continued to woo MLAs from Congress. The bitterness between the two parties has only increased since then.Īfter winning the 2014 elections with a simple majority to form the first government in Telangana, KCR lured top leaders from both the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to join TRS. However, KCR decided to maintain a separate identity of TRS to work for building Telangana. The Congress leaders had expected that after the meeting, KCR will announce the merger of his party with the Congress. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) for allegedly going back on his word to merge TRS with the Congress if it carves out Telangana State.Īfter the Parliament passed Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh, KCR along with his family members had called on then Congress president Sonia Gandhi to thank her. ![]() The Gandhi family has not forgiven TRS founder and Telangana Chief Minister K. ![]() Hyderabad, March 19: The leadership of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which recently rechristened itself as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), never felt comfortable with the Congress party or Gandhi family.
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