Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Abbreviation TRS
President K. Chandrashekar Rao
Lok Sabha leader A. P. Jithender Reddy
Rajya Sabha leader K. Keshava Rao
Founder K. Chandrashekar Rao
Founded 27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)
Headquarters Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Ideology Conservatism[1][2]
Regionalism[1][2]
Economic liberalism[3]
Populism[4]
Political position Centre-right[1][2]
Colours Pink  
ECI Status State Party[5]
Alliance UPA (2004–2006)
NDA (2006–2009)
Third Front (2014 – present)
National convener K. Chandrashekar Rao
Seats in Lok Sabha
11 / 545
[6](currently 530 members + 1 Speaker)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
6 / 245
Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly
90 / 119
Seats in Telangana Legislative Council
24 / 40
Website
www.trspartyonline.org

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (abbreviated as TRS) is an Indian regional political party based in Telangana. Founded on 27 April 2001 by K. Chandrashekar Rao, with a single point agenda of creating a separate Telangana state with Hyderabad as its capital.[7] It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of statehood to Telangana.[8]

In the 2014 Telangana Assembly Election, the party won the majority of seats and formed the first Government in Telangana State. K. Chandrashekar Rao became the Chief Minister of Telangana. In the 2014 general election they have won 11 seats making it eighth largest party in Lok Sabha. It also won 3 seats in Rajya Sabha.

Ideology

K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), the founder and president of Telangana Rashtra Samithi, was a member of the Telugu Desam Party until he quit the party due to differences with Nara Chandrababu Naidu about Telangana and formed the TRS in 2001 at Hyderabad.[9] He quit the Membership of AP Legislative Assembly and the post of Deputy Speaker of AP Legislature while floating the Party. The party initially won one-third of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) and one-quarter of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) in Siddipet within sixty days of the formation of the party.[10]

Politics

In the 2004 assembly elections, the TRS formed an alliance with Indian National Congress and won 26 state assembly seats and also won 5 parliament seats at the national level. It joined the governments at both state and central level. In September 2006 the party withdrew support for the central government on the grounds of indecision by the government over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana. When the Central government failed to deliver Telangana, the party withdrew support from the government.[8] On 13 September 2006, Rao triggered a by-election in his Lok Sabha constituency of Karimnagar, claiming provocation from one of the Congress MLA. He won the subsequent by-election with a strong majority. All TRS MLAs and MPs resigned their positions in April 2008 when the Central government did not meet their demand for a separate state in its latest budget session for the 5-year term. The by-election was held on 29 May 2008.[9] In the by-elections, 2008, TRS won 7 out of the 16 assembly segments and 2 out of the 4 loksabha segments, a significant defeat for the party. TRS Chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao offered to resign after he lost a number of seats in by-elections but was convinced to remain in office. The TRS Government headed by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on 6 September 2018 dissolved the Legislative Assembly, the first after the formation of Telangana, to pave for early elections in the state. [11]

Membership

TRS Party president K Chandrasekhar Rao announced a schedule for the membership drive, which began on 3 February 2015, and elections to party committees from the village level. After a spectacular victory in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, The TRS Party is now focused on strengthening itself in the state.

KCR said the TRS Membership Drive 2015[12] would continue till 20 February. Elections to party committees at different levels would be held during March and April.

TRS party officially started registration process to get membership from 3 February 2015.[13]

2014 Elections

In the 2014 Assembly and National Elections, TRS did not align with NDA or UPA and fought the elections on its own. TRS, which led the campaign for a separate State for more than a decade, emerged victorious by winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, and emerged as the party with the largest vote share in Telangana. The TRS’ campaign had no other stars except KCR who addressed over 300 public meetings, heli-hopping around and often addressing more than 10 meetings in a single day. The TRS not only retained its north Telangana stronghold but also made inroads in south Telangana, a Congress bastion.[14]

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, has taken oath as the first Chief Minister of the new state of Telangana on 2 June 2014.


2019 Elections

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has announced a list of 105 candidates for elections after dissolving the state assembly on 6 September, 2018 [15]

Chief Ministers

Chief Ministers of Telangana

No Name Term of office Days on office
1 Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao 2 June 2014 6 September 2018 1557

Deputy Chief Ministers of Telangana

No Name Term of office Days in office
1 Md. Mahmood Ali 2 June 2014 6 September 2018 1557
2 T. Rajaiah 2 June 2014 25 January 2015 237
3 Kadiyam Srihari 25 January 2015 6 September 2018 1320

Election results

Assembly Election Results
Year Election Seats Won Seats Contested Forfeited Deposits
2004 Assembly 26 54 17[16]
2008 Assembly (Bye) 7 16 2[17]
2009 Assembly 10 45 13[18]
2010 Assembly (Bye) 11 11 0
2011 Assembly (Bye) 1 1 0
2012 Assembly (Bye) 5 5 0
2012 Assembly (Bye) 1 1 0
2014 Assembly 64 110 0[18]
2016 Assembly (Bye) 1 1 0
2016 Assembly (Bye) 1 1 0
Parliament Election Results
Year Election Seats Won Seats Contested Forfeited Deposits
2004 Parliament 5 22[19] 17
2008 Parliament (Bye) 2 4 0
2009 Parliament 2 9 1[20]
2014 Parliament 11 17 [20]
2014 Parliament (Bye) 1 1 0
2015 Parliament (Bye) 1 1 0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)". Elections.in. Retrieved 20 July 2018. The political position of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi is Centre-Right and it operates on the political ideologies of Regionalism and Conservatism.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andhra Pradesh Telangana Rashtra Samithi". India Mapped. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "'BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'". The Hindu. speakers expressed their firm belief in a Bahujan Left Front (BLF) to bring an end to the pro-liberal economic policies of Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.
  4. ↑ "One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR". The Tribune. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by Chandrasekhar Rao, took over the reins of the new state amid euphoria and high expectations. ... Blending boldness with populism, KCR has earned the reputation for being a tough task master
  5. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Hindu : Telangana finds a new man and moment".
  8. ↑ "Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News".
  9. ↑ The Hindu : Telangana finds a new man and moment. Hinduonnet.com (2001-05-19). Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  10. ↑ http://trspartyonline.org/about/timeline
  11. ↑ https://indtoday.com/telangana-assembly-dissolved-stage-set-for-early-polls-in-telangana/
  12. ↑ Telangana (4 February 2015). "How To Join TRS Party - Telangana State".
  13. ↑ News, Telangana (4 February 2015). "How To Join Telangana Rashtra Samithi".
  14. ↑ "TRS wins Telangana". Hyderabad, India: Deccan-Journal. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  15. ↑ https://indtoday.com/kcr-announces-trs-list-of-105-candidates-for-telangana-elections-2019/
  16. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf
  17. ↑ Front Page : TRS receives a setback in by-polls. The Hindu (2008-06-02). Retrieved on 2013-07-28.
  18. 1 2 http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf
  19. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf
  20. 1 2 http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/13_PerformanceOfStateParty.pdf

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