Himanshu Tiwari 1st BRS national general secretary in Telangana

HYDERABAD: Three months after changing the party's name from TRS to Bharat Rashtra Samithi, the party brass has appointed Himanshu Tiwari as its national general secretary on Wednesday. This is the first national-level appointment of the party after formation. BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao also appointed six coordinators for Maharashtra.
Tiwari officially joined the BRS on the first day of party's launch on October 5, 2022, at Telangana Bhavan and has been doing work for the BRS and coordinating with the party leadership, especially KCR, since August 2022. "Presently, he is part of team KCR. As BRS national general secretary, he will actively take part in the organisational works of BRS," a senior leader said. "I first met KCR during an interaction with kisan morcha leaders in Delhi along with farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait and others. I liked KCR's vision for the country, love towards the farming community and fighting spirit," Tiwari told TOI on Wednesday.
He has been given task of expanding the party across states, especially in north. "We are focusing on Maharashtra and Odisha. In the next phase, other states such as UP and Haryana will be taken up," the newly-appointed general secretary said. His selection for the key post surprised many as this was the first appointment after KCR took over as BRS national president. Sources in the BRS said though Tiwari is young and doesn't have much experience in politics - barely eight years - KCR chose him as he can travel and coordinate with leaders across states.
Meanwhile, KCR appointed six coordinators for Maharashtra: Dasarath Sawanth (Nashik division), Balasaheb Jairam Deshmukh (Pune division), Vijay Tanaji Mohite (Mumbai division), Somnath Thorat (Aurangabad), Dyanesh Wakudkar (Nagpur) and Nikhil Deshmukh (Amaravati).