Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Kavitha threatens 'Chalo Delhi' march demanding 50% BC quota
K Kavitha is the leader of a political party called the TRS in the Indian state of Telangana.
She spoke at a big meeting in Hyderabad about fairness for a group of people called Backward Classes.
She thinks these people should get half of the seats in law-making bodies.
She says that is fair because Backward Classes make up about half of India's people.
Some other politicians promised a smaller number, but Kavitha says that is not enough.
She told the two biggest national parties, the BJP and the Congress, to pass a new law about this soon.
If they do not, she says her supporters will drive to Delhi in thousands of cars to protest.
She called this plan 'Chalo Delhi,' which means 'Let's go to Delhi.'
She also asked her party to visit every village in Telangana to get ready.
TRS president K Kavitha demanded a 50 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in legislative bodies, saying BCs constitute 50 per cent of the country's population.
She warned BJP and Congress that TRS supporters would launch a 'Chalo Delhi' march if a 50 per cent BC quota bill is not passed by the next budget session of Parliament.
Kavitha called the Congress's promised 42 per cent reservation for BCs in education, employment and local bodies inadequate.
She asked TRS members to reach every village, mandal and district over the next five months and organise similar meetings to prepare for the agitation.
The meeting passed resolutions including Bharat Ratna for Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule, SC backlog recruitment, Adivasi forest rights and 33 per cent women's reservation in Parliament.
- Who
- K Kavitha, president of the Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS), and the party's supporters.
- What
- A demand for a 50 per cent quota for Backward Classes in legislative bodies, backed by a threat to march to Delhi if Parliament does not pass a bill by the next budget session.
- When
- Thursday, August 6, announced at the 'Samajika Nyaya Telangana Sankalpa Sabha' meeting.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana; the planned march would target Delhi.
- Why
- To press for 50 per cent reservation for BCs, who Kavitha says form 50 per cent of India's population, arguing the Congress's 42 per cent promise is not adequate.
TRS position
Congress and national party position
Size of the BC quota
TRS position
Backward Classes deserve a 50 per cent quota in legislative bodies because they form 50 per cent of India's population; the Congress's promised 42 per cent is not adequate.
Congress and national party position
The Congress has promised 42 per cent reservation for BCs in education, employment and local bodies, and a bill for a higher quota has not been passed by the BJP and Congress.
How to win the quota
TRS position
If no bill is passed by the next budget session, TRS supporters should take up a 'Chalo Delhi' programme with thousands of cars and 'jam Delhi' to force Parliament to act.
Congress and national party position
The two major national parties have so far failed to pass such a bill, which is what prompted the TRS's warning of a nationwide agitation.
- Demand
- 50 per cent reservation for Backward Classes in legislative bodies
- Deadline
- Before the next budget session of Parliament
- Planned protest
- 'Chalo Delhi' march with thousands of cars
- Party
- Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS), launched April 25, 2026
- Leader
- K Kavitha, daughter of BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao
- Congress promise
- 42 per cent reservation for BCs in education, employment and local bodies
- Meeting
- 'Samajika Nyaya Telangana Sankalpa Sabha' in Hyderabad
- Other resolutions
- Bharat Ratna for the Phules, SC backlog recruitment, Adivasi forest rights, 33 per cent women's reservation in Parliament