With Odisha's Giridhar Gamang Onboard, KCR's Push Beyond Telangana Continues
NDTV
This is part of KCR's efforts to strengthen his newly renamed BRS and make an impact at the national level
Former Odisha chief minister Giridhar Gamang and his son Sishir Gamang joined the Bharat Rashtra Samiti led by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (‘KCR') in Hyderabad. This is part of KCR's efforts to strengthen the BRS — new name and a national identity for his party — and make an impact beyond his state.
The Gamang father-son earlier this week resigned from the BJP, the party that the veteran had joined in 2015 after several years of being in the Congress. For KCR, Giridhar Gamang's popularity as a tribal leader in southern Odisha is significant as that area also has a considerable Telugu population.
The BRS hopes to get non-BJP, non-Congress forces together with others opposed to Odisha's ruling BJD, to target at least four Lok Sabha seats of the state's 21 for the 2024 elections. He is also eyeing 30 assembly seats.
Beyond Odisha, the BRS is attempting to strengthen its presence in various states where KCR has met farmer leaders and others who may be interested in quitting the BJP or Congress to join him.
