Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Leader K. Chandrashekar Rao
Founded 2001
Ideology Telangana Regionalism
TRS PRASIDENT. KCR
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is a regional political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Ideology
Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is the formation of a Telangana state. K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was a member of the Telugu Desam Party until he quit the party due to differences with Nara Chandrababu Naidu and formed the TRS in 2001 at Hyderabad.[citation needed] He quit the Membership of AP Legislative Assembly and the post of Deputy Speaker of AP Legislature while floating the Party. The party initially won one third of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and one quarter of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) in Siddipet within sixty days of the formation of the party
Politics
TRS STATE OFFICE....TELANGANA BHAVAN
In the 2004 assembly elections, the TRS formed an alliance with Congress (I) and won 26 state assembly seats. The party also won 5 parliament seats at the national level. It joined the governments at both state and central level. In September 2006 the party withdrew support for the central government on the grounds of indecision by the government over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana, which was also put in the Common Minimum Program (CMP).
The party repeatedly assured the people of Telangana that the formation of the new state was on the cards and could happen 'any moment.' When the Central government failed to deliver Telangana, the party withdrew support from the government.[citation needed] On 13 September 2006, Rao triggered a by-election in his Lok Sabha constituency of Karimnagar, claiming provocation from one of the Congress MLA. He won the subsequent by-election with a strong majority.
All TRS MLAs and MPs resigned their positions in April 2008 when the Central government did not meet their demand for a separate state in its latest budget session for the 5 year term. The by-election was held on May 29, 2008
In the bye-elections, 2008, TRS won 7 out of the 16 assembly segments and 2 out of the 4 loksabha segments, a significant defeat for the party. TRS Chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao offered to resign after he lost a number of seats in by-elections but was convinced to remain in office.
[edit] TRS and the "Grand Alliance"
On January 31, 2009, it was announced that TRS officially joined the "Grand Alliance" headed by Telugu Desam Party and including the Third Front and various left parties, in upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. At the same time, it was announced that the Talli Telangana, led by actress Vijayshanti, had merged into the TRS. However, after the elections in Andhra Pradesh were completed, but before the counting of votes, TRS switched allegiance to the NDA, with Rao proclaiming that his party had been stabbed in the back by Congress after giving them oxygen in the 2005 elections.[2] TRS lost 16 of its 26 seats in the Assembly, falling to fourth place with less than 4% of the statewide Assembly vote; and lost three of its five seats in the Lok Sabha, dropping to 6.14% of the LS vote.
On June 19, 2009, Rao resigned for a short period of time after personal attacks made against him by dissident TRS leaders in wake of the party's electoral defeat
Results
Year Election Seats Seats
Won Contested
2004 Assembly 26 54
2004 Parliament 5 22
2008 Assembly (Bye) 7 16
2008 Parliament (Bye) 2 4
2009 Assembly 10 45
2009 Parliament 2 9
2010 Assembly (Bye) 11 11
Leader K. Chandrashekar Rao
Founded 2001
Ideology Telangana Regionalism
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is a regional political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Ideology
Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is the formation of a Telangana state. K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was a member of the Telugu Desam Party until he quit the party due to differences with Nara Chandrababu Naidu and formed the TRS in 2001 at Hyderabad.[citation needed] He quit the Membership of AP Legislative Assembly and the post of Deputy Speaker of AP Legislature while floating the Party. The party initially won one third of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and one quarter of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) in Siddipet within sixty days of the formation of the party
Politics
TRS STATE OFFICE....TELANGANA BHAVAN
In the 2004 assembly elections, the TRS formed an alliance with Congress (I) and won 26 state assembly seats. The party also won 5 parliament seats at the national level. It joined the governments at both state and central level. In September 2006 the party withdrew support for the central government on the grounds of indecision by the government over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana, which was also put in the Common Minimum Program (CMP).
The party repeatedly assured the people of Telangana that the formation of the new state was on the cards and could happen 'any moment.' When the Central government failed to deliver Telangana, the party withdrew support from the government.[citation needed] On 13 September 2006, Rao triggered a by-election in his Lok Sabha constituency of Karimnagar, claiming provocation from one of the Congress MLA. He won the subsequent by-election with a strong majority.
All TRS MLAs and MPs resigned their positions in April 2008 when the Central government did not meet their demand for a separate state in its latest budget session for the 5 year term. The by-election was held on May 29, 2008
In the bye-elections, 2008, TRS won 7 out of the 16 assembly segments and 2 out of the 4 loksabha segments, a significant defeat for the party. TRS Chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao offered to resign after he lost a number of seats in by-elections but was convinced to remain in office.
[edit] TRS and the "Grand Alliance"
On January 31, 2009, it was announced that TRS officially joined the "Grand Alliance" headed by Telugu Desam Party and including the Third Front and various left parties, in upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. At the same time, it was announced that the Talli Telangana, led by actress Vijayshanti, had merged into the TRS. However, after the elections in Andhra Pradesh were completed, but before the counting of votes, TRS switched allegiance to the NDA, with Rao proclaiming that his party had been stabbed in the back by Congress after giving them oxygen in the 2005 elections.[2] TRS lost 16 of its 26 seats in the Assembly, falling to fourth place with less than 4% of the statewide Assembly vote; and lost three of its five seats in the Lok Sabha, dropping to 6.14% of the LS vote.
On June 19, 2009, Rao resigned for a short period of time after personal attacks made against him by dissident TRS leaders in wake of the party's electoral defeat
Results
Year Election Seats Seats
Won Contested
2004 Assembly 26 54
2004 Parliament 5 22
2008 Assembly (Bye) 7 16
2008 Parliament (Bye) 2 4
2009 Assembly 10 45
2009 Parliament 2 9
2010 Assembly (Bye) 11 11
