Jubilant celebrations erupted across the erstwhile Khammam district with Chief Minister KCR announcing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)

Elated leaders and cadres of TRS party in large numbers gathered at Ambedkar Centre in Khammam city on Wednesday

They burst crackers, shared sweets and danced in the streets celebrating the occasion

Mayor P Neeraja, SUDA Chairman Bachu Vijay Kumar, party city president Pagadala Nagaraju, AMC Chairperson D Lakshmi Prasanna and others joined the celebrations

Speaking to the media, the leaders said Chandrashekhar Rao’ entry into national politics was a historic necessity

Similar celebrations took place in Kothagudem district headquarters and at Sathupalli, Madhira, Wyra, Palair, Yellandu, Pinapaka and Aswaraopet Assembly constituencies in the erstwhile district

The cadres performed ‘palabhishekam’ to the Chief Minister’s portrait.

Today at 1.19 pm, Chief Minister KCR announced the formation of a new national political party, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)