Putting an end to the long waiting and speculations, Telangana Chief Minister KCR announced that he is entering national politics and for that TRS name is changed to BRS. As announced earlier, he made the announcement today. Amending the party Constitution, the name was changed.
A few leaders from other parties attended the meeting earlier today and they had lunch together. This meeting drew a comparison between KCR and Telugu Desam Party founder NT Rama Rao.
When NTR brought all the opposition parties under one roof against the mighty Congress, various leaders met for a lunch hosted by Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. Star leaders in the Bharatiya Janata Party like Advani, Vajpayee, and others were present at the meeting.
As a striking similarity, KCR also hosted a big lunch meeting, and leaders like former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy and others were present.
We can see that big leaders were present in both meetings and they are being compared. Comparison is ok. Can KCR do what NTR did is the question here? NTR was successful in creating a strong force against the grand old Congress.
The National Front led by the Telugu Desam Party achieved a big success at the national level and VP Singh supported by the front became the Prime Minister. We rarely see leaders from the southern states create an impact on national politics.
Back then Congress was in a strong position and the Bharatiya Janata Party is in an even stronger position now. In many states, the party has a good presence and it is in power in a good number of states. So we have to wait and see what KCR can achieve.
