Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
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| Abbreviation | BRS |
| President | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Chairperson | K. T. Rama Rao |
| General Secretary | Joginapally Santosh Kumar |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | K. R. Suresh Reddy |
| Founder | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Founded |
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| Split from | Telugu Desam Party |
| Headquarters | Telangana Bhavan, Bhavani Nagar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500034 |
| Newspaper | Namasthe Telangana, Telangana Today |
| Student wing | Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV) |
| Women's wing | Bharat Rashtra Samithi Mahila (BRSM) |
| Ideology | Populism Federalism Neoliberalism Regionalism (until 2022) |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Colours | Pink |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance |
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 4 / 245
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543
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| Seats in Telangana Legislative Council | 18 / 40
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| Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly | 27 / 119
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| 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. It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of statehood to Telangana which was realized in 2014.
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. In the 2019 Indian general election, the party's tally had fallen to nine seats in the Lok Sabha.
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. 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, 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.