"Chief Minister To Be From Backward Classes If BJP Wins": Amit Shah In Telangana

Taking a swipe at KCR, Amit Shah said the BRS leader did not fulfil his election promises, including making a Dalit leader the chief minister or providing three acres of land to Dalits

The BJP has gone all out to secure the support of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community in Telangana as it looks to wrest the state from the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR.

At an election rally in the southern state's Suryapet area, Home Minister Amit Shah asked people to vote for the BJP and promised to make a person from the OBC community the Chief Minister if BJP comes to power in Telangana.

"Today, I want to tell the people of Telangana: You bless BJP and make a BJP government, BJP's next chief minister of Telangana would be from backward classes. We have decided this," Mr Shah said at the rally today.