Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has confirmed launch of a national party by him at 1.19 p.m. on Wednesday to coincide with Dasara.
He made the announcement at a luncheon meeting with his Cabinet colleagues and district party presidents on Sunday.
Sources said the new party was likely to go by the name of Bharat Rashtra Samiti as Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao also dropped the name during his interaction at Sunday’s meeting. Moreover, he had been raising the slogan “Jai Telangana” and “Jai Bharat” at the end of his speeches at public meetings on Saturday and Sunday.