Telangana Chief Minister and BRS national president K Chandrashekar Rao said on Wednesday that his party was not with the I.N.D.I.A, the Opposition bloc, nor the BJP-led NDA, despite the Opposition’s efforts to amass enough votes in both Houses of Parliament in support of the no-confidence motion against the Centre and against the Delhi Services Bill.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, KCR made it clear that the BRS has allies who share its values. The Telangana Chief Minister criticised the Congress and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) by asking, “What is this I.N.D.I.A? Congress dominated the nation for more than 50 years without being able to alter anything. The nation is requesting change.
As part of his efforts to unify the Opposition against the Centre last year, KCR met with former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav. This meeting led to KCR taking a neutral stance on whether to support the opposition bloc or the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Replying to queries on the BRS’ political programmes and activities in Maharashtra, the chief minister said, “The BRS is in the process of constituting party committees at various levels (in Maharashtra). The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has sounded the poll bugle and our scheduled events have already begun. We have put together a brigade of 14.10 lakh workers, who have begun the party’s groundwork in Maharashtra.”
The BRS Supremo said over 50 per cent of the groundwork in Maharashtra has already been completed. The remaining work in every village will be done in the next 15 to 20 days.