Archive · 17 Sep 2026
KTR Rules Out BJP Alliance for 2028 Telangana Polls
K.T. Rama Rao said his party will not join with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana’s 2028 election.
He made this statement while speaking with students in Sonipat, Haryana.
He also discussed how seats in India’s Lok Sabha might be redistributed.
His party would support this change if southern states receive a fair share of any additional seats.
He said southern states currently have 24% of the representation.
Rama Rao also said people have worried about every major new technology.
He believes society should accept artificial intelligence and keep moving forward.
In his lecture, he described Telangana’s development as combining reliable services with opportunities for innovation.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao ruled out an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the 2028 Telangana Assembly elections.
Rama Rao made the statement during a student interaction at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana.
He said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi could support a Lok Sabha delimitation bill if seat increases are proportionate.
Rama Rao noted that southern states currently account for 24% of Lok Sabha representation.
He also urged the adoption of artificial intelligence and discussed Telangana’s governance and development model.
- Who
- K.T. Rama Rao, working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, made the statements.
- What
- He ruled out a Bharatiya Janata Party alliance for the 2028 Telangana Assembly elections and conditionally supported Lok Sabha delimitation.
- When
- Wednesday, according to the articles.
- Where
- During a lecture and student interaction at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana.
- Why
- Rama Rao gave no reason for rejecting an alliance; he said delimitation would be supported if any increase in Lok Sabha seats is proportionate.
- Party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi
- Speaker
- K.T. Rama Rao
- Election
- 2028 Telangana Assembly elections
- Alliance position
- No alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Delimitation position
- Conditional support if Lok Sabha seat increases are proportionate
- Southern states’ representation
- 24% of Lok Sabha representation
- Lecture theme
- Innovation in Governance: The Story of a Start-up State
