K. Kavitha, a former leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), launched her new political party—the Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS)—on Saturday. She took this step approximately seven months after parting ways with the BRS.
During a launch event held in Hyderabad, K. Kavitha announced that her party would be named the Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS). Interestingly, her father—and former Chief Minister of Telangana—K. Chandrashekar Rao, had also previously launched the ‘Telangana Rashtra Samithi’ (TRS), before subsequently renaming the party to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
Earlier in the day, Kavitha paid floral tributes at the *Amaraveerula Stupam* (Martyrs’ Memorial) located at Gun Park in Hyderabad, honoring those who lost their lives during the 1969 agitation demanding the creation of a separate state of Telangana. On Friday, Kavitha had announced her plans to launch a new regional political force within the state. She emphasized that this force would focus on the state’s aspirations and its unfinished agenda.
Speaking to ANI, Kavitha clarified that she and her supporters had been expelled from the BRS and that they had not left the party of their own volition. She stated, “The BRS party was originally formed to fulfill the regional aspirations of Telangana; however, they changed their name, their work, and the very soul of the party, resulting in a severed bond with the people. When a party deviates from its core issues, it cannot survive. We need a regional party to fulfill Telangana’s unfinished agenda and aspirations—and that party will be ours.”
The head of *Telangana Jagruthi* further added, “The BRS party—of which my father is the president—has expelled us from the party. We have not abandoned them, nor the family, nor the party. We have been expelled from the party. I do not wish to dwell further on this matter, but I am a daughter of Telangana.
Telangana’s blood runs through my veins; I embody the very spirit of Telangana.” “We are extremely tenacious and completely dedicated to our goals. We have devoted 20 years of our lives to the Telangana movement. To foster the development of Telangana—and to fulfill its aspirations—it makes no difference whether our former party stands with us or not, or whether our own family supports us or not; I firmly believe that the people of Telangana constitute my true family. It is the very scent of Telangana’s soil that will propel us forward.”
Kavitha’s departure from the BRS took an unpleasant turn in September 2025, when she was suspended from the party on charges of engaging in alleged anti-party activities. Her suspension followed critical remarks she made against senior BRS leaders, T. Harish Rao and J. Santosh Rao.
Following her suspension, she launched a scathing attack on Harish Rao and Santosh Rao, accusing them of conspiring—in collusion with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy—to dismantle both her family and the party. She also tendered her resignation from her position as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC). Subsequent to her suspension from the party, Kavitha established her own NGO, ‘Telangana Jagruthi’.
