K Kavitha to Launch New Political Party Ahead of 2029 Telangana Polls
Former MP says Telangana Jagruthi will enter electoral politics, rules out return to BRS
- K Kavitha announces Telangana Jagruthi will contest the 2029 Assembly elections
- Says she will not return to the BRS under any circumstances
- Claims internal party politics led to her political setbacks
- New party to focus on people’s participation and Telangana’s cultural identity
GG News Bureau
Hyderabad, 23rd Dec: Former MP and BRS leader K Kavitha, daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, has announced that her organisation Telangana Jagruthi will be transformed into a full-fledged political party ahead of the 2029 Telangana Assembly elections.
Speaking during her visit to Jogulamba Gadwal district, Kavitha said Telangana Jagruthi will contest the next Assembly polls, though the final name of the party is yet to be decided. “In the upcoming Assembly elections, Jagriti will be in fray. Whether the party’s name remains the same cannot be said now, but in 2029 we will definitely contest,” she said.
Kavitha was expelled from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in September last year for alleged anti-party activities. Making her position clear, she said she would not return to the party founded by her father under any circumstances.
Referring to her grassroots outreach programme Mana Ooru – Mana MP, Kavitha said her engagement with people on the ground has remained strong. However, she alleged that internal politics within the BRS contributed to her defeat in the 2019 elections. Without naming individuals, her remarks were widely seen as being directed at senior party leaders, including her brother K T Rama Rao.
In an emotional statement, Kavitha said she was made an MLC against her wishes and that the episode caused her deep personal distress. She added that her political ideology no longer aligns with the way the BRS is being run.
Outlining her future roadmap, Kavitha said the new party would emphasise people’s participation, protection of Telangana’s culture and a fresh political alternative in the state. “After KCR, Telangana politics needs a new change, and I want to create my own political space,” she said.
Earlier this year, Kavitha had formally distanced herself from the BRS, signalling a decisive break that now appears set to reshape political equations in Telangana ahead of the 2029 elections.
