Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Kavitha Launches Nationwide Push for 50% BC Reservation in Legislatures
Kalvakuntla Kavitha is a leader of a political party called the TRS in India.
She wants the government to give people from Backward Classes more chances to be part of the government.
These are groups of people who have been left out of many opportunities for a long time.
She started a big campaign and held a meeting in Hyderabad with thousands of people.
Her group made a list of 11 things they want the government to do.
The biggest request is to make sure Backward Classes get 50 out of every 100 seats in law-making bodies.
She asked the central government to pass the law before the Budget Session.
If they do not, she says the party will take 1,000 cars to Delhi to protest.
She also asked for India's highest civilian award for social reformers Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule.
Kavitha says she will keep working until everyone gets a fair share of opportunities.
TRS Chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha launched a nationwide campaign demanding 50% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in legislative bodies.
The campaign was announced at the Samajika Nyaya Telangana Sankalpa Sabha in Saroornagar, Hyderabad, where 11 resolutions were adopted.
Kavitha demanded the Centre pass the BC Reservation Bill before the upcoming Parliamentary Budget Session and clear Telangana's 42% BC bill without delay.
If the deadline is missed, the TRS plans a 1,000-car 'Chalo Delhi' rally, followed by a national review meeting on August 6, 2027.
The resolutions also seek Bharat Ratna for Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule, passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, and rights for Adivasis, Sikh, Christian and transgender communities.
- Who
- Kalvakuntla Kavitha, Chief of the Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS).
- What
- Launched a nationwide campaign demanding 50% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in legislative bodies, with an 11-point resolution for social, political and economic empowerment.
- When
- Thursday, at the Samajika Nyaya Telangana Sankalpa Sabha.
- Where
- Saroornagar, Hyderabad.
- Why
- To secure constitutional protection for 50% BC reservation in legislative bodies and fulfill Professor Jayashankar's vision of a 'Social Telangana'.
TRS and Pro-Reservation Activists
Critics and Political Sceptics
Kavitha's role as a BC rights leader
TRS and Pro-Reservation Activists
Kavitha says her commitment to BC rights is based on conviction, not birth, adding that she is dedicating her life to working alongside communities that have not even seen the threshold of a Gram Panchayat.
Critics and Political Sceptics
Some critics mock Kavitha for speaking on BC rights, citing her family background.
Delay in clearing BC reservation bills
TRS and Pro-Reservation Activists
Kavitha alleges political double standards, saying leaders are 'wrestling in the alleys of Hyderabad while maintaining friendships in Delhi', and demands the 42% Telangana BC reservation bill be passed before the Budget Session.
Critics and Political Sceptics
The 42% BC reservation bill passed by the Telangana government remains awaiting approval from the Centre, with no timeline announced.
- Political Leader
- Kalvakuntla Kavitha, TRS Chief
- Core Demand
- 50% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in legislative bodies
- Event
- Samajika Nyaya Telangana Sankalpa Sabha
- Location
- Saroornagar, Hyderabad
- Resolutions Adopted
- 11
- Deadline Set
- Before the upcoming Parliamentary Budget Session
- Fallback Plan
- 'Chalo Delhi' rally with over 1,000 cars
- National Review Meeting
- August 6, 2027