
Twenty-one years after its launch, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi no longer exists under that name. It was officially renamed the Bharat Rashtra Samithi yesterday. Party chief and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao made the announcement at the “auspicious” time of 1.19 pm in what is presumed to be his party’s push for a national role.
While the announcement was met with celebrations by party workers, not everyone was convinced.