Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao to soon launch national party

Ending speculations rife for months, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said he would soon launch a national party. A release from the office of the CM said that the final formation of the national party will be done following more discussions with a cross-section of society.

"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," said the official release.

"Very soon, the formation of a national party and formulation of its policies will take place," it added.

The official announcement from KCR follows discussions with former Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy on the contours of the proposed national outfit.

CM KCR clarified that the party’s launch and formulation of policies will be done after extended discussions with intellectuals, economists and experts from various fields. 

Earlier in the day, former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy called on Rao and discussions were on the contours of the proposed outfit.

The move ends speculation as KCR eyes a bigger political pie with his "BJP-mukt Bharat" (BJP-free India) pitch. It also follows discussions with several leaders belonging to parties apart from the BJP and Congress including Nitish Kumar, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Hemant Soren.

The probable names for KCR’s national outfit that have recently been floated include 'Bharat Rashtriya Samiti' (BRS), 'Ujwal Bharat Party' and 'Naya Bharat Party'. 

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(With inputs from PTI)