BRS working president KT Rama Rao asserted that the party would return to power in Telangana with K Chandrashekhar Rao as Chief Minister. He dismissed talk of a Congress wave, citing private surveys that indicated BRS was poised to regain office.
Published Date – 15 July 2026, 10:15 PM
New Delhi: BRS working president KT Rama Rao asserted that the BRS would return to power in Telangana and that party president K Chandrashekhar Rao would once again become Chief Minister.
He accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of deliberately diverting public attention from the failures of the Congress government by politicising the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, refusing to utilise the available irrigation infrastructure, and pursuing politics driven by personal animosity rather than Telangana’s interests.
In an informal interaction with mediapersons in New Delhi on Wednesday, Rama Rao dismissed the alleged Congress wave had faded and the Congress leaders including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy were aware that the party would not retain power. Citing three recent private field surveys, he claimed they indicated the BRS was poised to return to office.
Drawing a comparison between the previous and present governments, the BRS working president remarked that people understood the importance of the K Chandrashekhar Rao government after experiencing the Congress administration. He also ruled out any possibility of the BJP coming to power in Telangana.
He reiterated that his political fight was against Revanth Reddy’s decisions, and not against him personally. He accused the Chief Minister of spending more time attacking the BRS than governing despite being in office for over 31 months.
Taking a swipe at Revanth Reddy, Rama Rao remarked that the Chief Minister seemed to have earned “four or five PhDs in diverting public attention.” Even after completing 31 months in office, he alleged, Revanth Reddy spends more time attacking BRS than addressing public issues.
“If BRS is a finished party, as the Chief Minister repeatedly claims, why does he attack us every single day?” he asked.
Questioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s silence over Revanth Reddy’s irresponsible remarks about spilling blood for a good crop yield, he said no Chief Minister would ask for blood from farmers or glorify Hitler.
On the Kaleshwaram project, Rama Rao said the ruling Congress government was intentionally refusing to lift water from the Kannepalli pump house despite the availability of water at Medigadda, worsening farmers’ distress during El Nino conditions. He maintained that the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) was only an advisory body and that Telangana, as the project owner, was empowered to operate the Kaleshwaram project.
The former Minister accused the Chief Minister of using the NDSA as an excuse to avoid filling the reservoirs and alleged that water was being released downstream for political reasons rather than public interest. Calling the refusal to fill Kaleshwaram a deliberate criminal act, he demanded that the government immediately construct a cofferdam as suggested by irrigation engineers, operate the Kannepalli pumps and provide irrigation water to farmers.
Rama Rao questioned why Revanth Reddy, despite spending two days in New Delhi, had not met NDSA officials. He held the Chief Minister responsible for allowing Godavari River waters to flow downstream to deny political credit to the former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.
Stating that there were significant differences between the NDSA’s preliminary and final reports, he alleged that the authority had shown selective interest in Medigadda while ignoring similar issues at the Polavaram project.
“It is an NDA report, not an NDSA report,” he remarked.
Appreciating the Andhra Pradesh government, the BRS working president said it had protected farmers during El Nino conditions by lifting water through the Pattiseema project and completing irrigation works, while the Congress government in Telangana failed to utilise available water flowing into the sea.
Rama Rao announced that he would undertake a Statewide padayatra in 2027 to directly interact with people, understand their concerns and also expose the Congress government’s failures. When asked about Chandrashekhar Rao, he said the former Chief Minister would return to the people at the appropriate time.
Referring to allegations of phone tapping, he challenged the government to produce evidence instead of making baseless accusations. He also confirmed that he would appear before the court on July 31 in connection with the Formula-E race case.
Defending the BRS opposing use of “TRS” name by others, the former Minister reminded that the party carried a 22-year association with the name during the Telangana movement and thereafter. He questioned how anyone could expect Telangana society to accept another party claiming that identity.
Alleging corruption in land administration, he accused Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy of turning the prohibited land list into a “lock-unlock game” to collect 30 per cent commissions to resolve land disputes.
On parliamentary delimitation, Rama Rao said the BRS would support the exercise only if the southern States retained their existing 24 per cent share of Lok Sabha seats. He argued that States which implemented family planning should not be penalised through reduced parliamentary representation.
Maintaining that Telangana’s voice had weakened in Parliament in the absence of BRS MPs, he said the party aimed to return with 15 Lok Sabha members to secure the State’s interests more effectively.
The BRS leader also took a swipe at the BJP, stating the party lacked a clear Chief Ministerial face in Telangana and had failed to deliver meaningful benefits to the State despite being in power at the Centre.
Rama Rao accused the Congress government of ruining Hyderabad’s investment climate through intimidation of investors. He said both the BJP and the Congress leaders were interested only in their personal benefits, but failed to safeguard the interests of Telangana and its people.
He alleged that the Airport Metro project initiated during the previous BRS regime had been shelved after the change in government. He said the Congress leaders eyed Metro land parcels and decided on a Metro takeover assuming liabilities of over Rs 13,000 crore incurred by a private company.
