An alternative alliance will emerge after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls: BRS’ B. Vinod Kumar
The Hindu
BRS remains unfazed by exclusion from Congress-led INDIA and BJP-led NDA coalitions. B. Vinod Kumar, former MP and Vice Chairman of Telangana State Planning Board, reiterates party's commitment to equidistance from both alliances.
A day after the leaders of 26 Opposition parties led by the Congress met in Bengaluru to announce a new coalition, INDIA, and the NDA headed by the BJP had a meeting with 38 parties, the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS; earlier Telangana Rashtra Samiti or TRS), which was not invited to either of these meetings, remains unfazed. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu’s Ravi Reddy and R. Ravikanth Reddy, former BRS MP and Vice Chairman of the Telangana State Planning BoardB. Vinod Kumar, reiterated the party’s commitment to maintain equidistance from the Congress’ and the BJP’s alliances, respectively, and foresaw an important role for party supremo and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao in national politics after the 2024 parliamentary elections. Excerpts from the interview:
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