Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), which offers the promise of a fresh era in national politics, continues to lure many individuals from other States, mainly from the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Former AP ministers and bureaucrats are now preparing to join the BRS in the new year after farmers, students, and other segments of society recently expressed support for Party President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s most recent mission.
Retired IAS officer Thota Chandrashekhar, former Minister Ravela Kishore Babu and former Indian Revenue Services Officer Chintala Parthasarathi are likely to join the BRS in the presence of Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday. Several other leaders are also set to join the party along with them.
Former IAS officer Thota Chandrasekhar, who worked with the Jana Sena party, is likely to be appointed the Andhra Pradesh State wing president for the BRS, according to party sources. Hailing from the Kapu community, he contested a few elections and is an experienced leader in the State.
Parthasarathi, who had contested from the Anakapalle Parliamentary constituency in 2019 on a Jana Sena ticket, is also likely to join the BRS on Monday. Ravela Kishore Babu served as the SC and ST Welfare Minister in Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2018 during the Telugu Desam party regime.
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and served as AP State vice-president from 2020 to 2022. An All India Service officer from the 1987 batch, Kishore Babu had worked closely with Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram from 1996 to 2000.
Former Praja Rajyam Party leader Thummalasetty Jaya Prakash Narayana is also joining the BRS on Monday. He had joined Praja Rajyam in 2008 and actively participated in building the party cadre in 14 constituencies of Anantapur district of AP. He contested the 2009 Assembly election from Anantapur Urban constituency and secured nearly 30,000 votes.
AP Youth and Students Joint Action Committee president Rayapati Jagadish welcomed the former Minister and former bureaucrats’ decision to join the BRS. It was a good sign and their decision to join the BRS would pave way for development of Andhra Pradesh, he said in a statement issued on Sunday.
