KTR predicts BRS comeback, rules out alliances and targets Congress on governance
BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the party would return to power with a comfortable majority, citing survey findings. He ruled out alliances, criticised the Congress and BJP governments, defended the BRS record, and highlighted ongoing organisational strengthening efforts
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Friday predicted that the party would return to power with a comfortable majority in the next elections, citing survey findings that pointed to a strong BRS revival and declining support for the ruling Congress. He asserted that the BRS would contest future elections independently and had no plans for alliances.
Speaking during an informal interaction with journalists at his Nandi Nagar residence, Rama Rao acknowledged voter dissatisfaction over certain aspects of the previous BRS government’s functioning. He said the party introspected after its electoral defeat and was addressing shortcomings identified by the public. He said from the leadership to the grassroots cadre, the party reviewed its mistakes and was moving ahead with corrective measures.
He said the BRS membership drive was progressing rapidly, with digital enrolment and cadre training programmes underway. “The party leadership and cadre are committed to rebuilding trust and ensuring that past mistakes are not repeated,” he said, adding that the party was also actively participating in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list.
On delimitation, the BRS working president said there were indications that the exercise could begin in the coming months, at least in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, as per the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act. The BRS would support delimitation only if it did not reduce parliamentary representation for Southern States, he said. He warned that any such reduction would create unacceptable regional imbalances.
He launched a broadside against the Congress government, questioning how revenue from large-scale land sales and borrowings had been utilised. Despite substantial resource mobilisation, he said key commitments on welfare programmes, pensions and fee reimbursement remained unfulfilled.
Rama Rao alleged that the real estate sector had slowed significantly under the present Congress government, affecting employment across construction and allied industries. He said while current registration numbers still reflected projects initiated during the BRS tenure, the full impact of the slowdown would become visible only in the coming years.
Targeting the BJP-led Centre, the BRS leader said several key promises made by the BJP-led Union government over the past 12 years remained unmet, including housing, drinking water, economic growth targets and farmers’ incomes. He stated that Telangana did not receive adequate support from the Centre.
On inter-state water disputes, Rama Rao said the BRS had consistently safeguarded Telangana’s interests on Krishna and Godavari issues. He referred to former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s efforts in water project discussions with Maharashtra and accused the present government of misleading the public on the issue, adding that the Congress had reversed certain decisions only after sustained BRS pressure.
Turning to civic administration, the former Municipal Minister accused the Congress government of failing to prepare Hyderabad for the monsoon season. He said pre-monsoon reviews and maintenance works were neglected, causing traffic congestion and public inconvenience during recent rains. He said infrastructure development programmes such as the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP), Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP), flyovers, road networks and drainage improvements, taken up during the BRS tenure, had strengthened the city’s resilience.
He ridiculed the Chief Minister for taking credit for positive developments while blaming the BRS government for adverse outcomes. He said that apart from publicity politics, the Congress government had failed to provide solutions to recurring urban challenges. He alleged that HYDRAA had become a tool for harassment rather than a mechanism for protecting public land and said the agency had failed to deliver meaningful results. He challenged the government to use revenue from reclaimed lands to fulfil its electoral promises.
