K. Chandrashekar Rao
Chief Minister of Telangana
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Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, often referred to by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician serving as the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 2 June 2014. He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a state party in India. He is known for leading the Telangana movement to achieve statehood for Telangana. Previously, he served as the Union Minister of Labour and Employment from 2004 to 2006. He represents Gajwel constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Telangana. Rao took oath as the first Chief Minister of Telangana in 2014 and was re-elected for the second term in 2018.
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KCR’s daughter skips ED date, asked to appear on March 20The Enforcement Directorate has asked K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, to appear before its investigating officer at its headquarters on March 20, refusing to defer..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC refuses to stay quizzing of KCR’s daughter by ED todayThe Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the questioning of Kalvakuntla Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC and daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, by the Enforcement..IndiaTimes - Published | |
KCR daughter K Kavitha hails Sonia Gandhi, asks Congress to join women-quota stirIndiaTimes - Published | |
ED summons KCR's daughter K Kavitha in Delhi excise policy probeKavitha was first issued summons for Thursday, soon after the agency arrested Arun Pillai, an alleged close associate of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi lawmaker. After she skipped the summons, a fresh one..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi excise policy case: K Kavitha gets ED summons, seeks more timeKavitha, who is a BRS legislative council member and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter, has been asked to go to ED's Delhi office for questioning on Thursday. However, said she..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'PM Modi misusing central agencies to break opposition, form BJP govts in states': Arvind KejriwalKejriwal's remarks came after he and eight other opposition leaders, including chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and K Chandrasekhar Rao, wrote to the prime minister alleging "blatant misuse" of central..DNA - Published | |
Telangana CM KCR slams PM Modi, mocks $3.1 trillion economy claimTelangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao called PM Modi the "most ineffective PM" in the nation's history and termed the NDA as "No Data Available" government in his most scathing attack against the BJP-led..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Telangana split wide open: CM KCR, governor hold separate R-Day eventsTelangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao followed the high court's orders and ensured that the official Republic Day parade took place at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. But he did not turn up for the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rift between Telangana Governor, CM resurfaces amid Republic Day celebrationsTelangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao stayed away from the Republic Day celebrations held at Raj Bhavan.DNA - Published | |
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao inaugurates Bharat Rashtra Samithi party office in DelhiIndiaTimes - Published | |
TRS MLC K Kavitha seeks deferment of CBI questioning in Delhi liquor policy scam caseIn a letter to the investigating agency, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter said she had gone through the contents of the FIR.DNA - Published | |
KCR's daughter K Kavitha named in Delhi liquor case: Know how she is involved in excise policy 'scam'K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana CM KCR, has been named in the Delhi excise policy case, in a court filing by the Enforcement Directorate.DNA - Published | |
There won't be any IT raids once KCR comes to Centre in 2024, says Telangana ministerTelangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has already launched his bid to make a national alliance with an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.DNA - Published | Telangana HC directs SIT to issue notice to BJP's Santhosh in 'poaching' caseBJP general secretary (Organisation) B L Santhosh has been caught in the midst of a political battle between his party and the Telengana Rashtriya Samithy (TRS) led by Telengana chief minister K..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lotus will bloom everywhere in Telangana: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took apparent potshots at the ruling TRS in Telangana, saying it has 'betrayed' the people and asserted the 'Lotus will bloom' everywhere in the state. The PM's..IndiaTimes - Published | It's 4-3 to BJP ahead of Gujarat, Himachal polls; lessons for grand alliance and SP: Highlights of by-election resultsThe bypoll results come as a boost for the BJP and K Chandrashekar Rao's TRS (now BRS) who plans to take his party to the national arena.DNA - Published |
K Chandrasekhar Rao releases ‘poachgate’ footage, says will share ‘evidence’ with CJI, HCKCR said he would send the “damning” footage to the Chief Justice of India, SC judges, chief justices of all HCs, chief ministers of states, all media outlets and central investigating agencies..IndiaTimes - Published | Munugode bypoll battle heats up as BRS eyes national arena; KCR government withdraws general consent to CBIThe Telangana Rashtra Samiti - now in its new avatar as Bharat Rashtra Samiti - has upped the ante against the BJP with a clear aim of going national.DNA - Published |
TRS is now BRS for 2024: Why KCR's 'national party' bid is easier said than done? Know how EC decides on the statusWhile some are seeing it as a move that could help increase KCR's status nationally, others fear it could turn into a misadventure.DNA - Published | KCR renamed TRS due to his belief in 'tantra, numerology': Nirmala SitharamanKCR has been under attack from the BJP and Congress after he renamed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi.DNA - Published |
YSRTP will contest all seats in the state polls: YS SharmilaYSRTP president Sharmila said she met with the CBI director to complain against the KCR-led government’s corruption in the Kaleshwaram irrigation project.IndiaTimes - Published | All not well in TRS? KCR's daughter Kavitha's absence from national party launch event raises eyebrowsWhat added weight to the conjectures that all was not well in the first family was that Kavitha preferred to stay at her home celebrating Dussehra.DNA - Published |
Bharat Rashtra Samithi: 21 years after launch, KCR turns TRS into national partyTRS supremo and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday launched the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) at exactly 1.19pm, in its first step towards becoming a national party.The move comes..IndiaTimes - Published | Telangana National Integration Day: Telangana government declares General Holiday, schools, colleges to remain closedTelangana National Integration Day: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will also unfurl national flag at main ceremony to be held today in Hyderabad.DNA - Published |
'Telangana CM KCR being fascist, has caught Modi syndrome': State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay's attackTelangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay has issued a major attack on the state government and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for criticizing PM Modi.DNA - Published | KCR, HDK agree on need for anti-BJP front for 2024 pollsTelangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao and former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday arrived at a consensus that an alternative political front at the national level..IndiaTimes - Published |
Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao to soon launch national partyThe official announcement from KCR follows discussions with former Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy on the contours of the proposed national outfit.DNA - Published | Kumaraswamy meets KCR in Hyderabad, discusses national politicsFormer Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday met his Telangana counterpart and TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao here amid speculation on the latter launching a national party. Both the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Will float national party soon: KCRTelangana Rashtra Samithi chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday confirmed that he would soon launch a national party. "There has been a consensus on the alternative national agenda after..IndiaTimes - Published | KCR in Bihar to woo Nitish Kumar but yet to endorse him as PM faceTelangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao stated the obvious and skirted the tricky part during a trip to Patna on Wednesday, urging the opposition to unite for a "BJP-mukt Bharat" while keeping his view on..IndiaTimes - Published |
All states must withdraw general consent to CBI: Telangana CMTelangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Wednesday said all states should withdraw the general consent given to the CBI.Addressing a press conference in Patna with Bihar chief minister Nitish..IndiaTimes - Published | Nitish-KCR, Sharad Pawar renew pitch for united Opposition ahead of 2024 battle, but will these efforts pay off?Turning his call into action ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Kumar, along with his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, met Telangana CM KC Rao in Patna today.DNA - Published |
Telangana CM KCR meets Nitish Kumar & Tejashwi Yadav in PatnaTelangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday met his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and other senior leaders of the grand alliance in..IndiaTimes - Published | KCR is acting like another Nizam: Piyush GoyalTerming Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's decision to boycott the Niti Aayog meet "arrogant", Union minister Piyush Goyal said he considers himself as another nizam.IndiaTimes - Published |
Telangana chief minister KCR: Foreign hand behind cloudburstTelangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said Sunday the unprecedented floods in his state this monsoon could be a global conspiracy that is triggering cloudbursts in the Godavari catchment area...IndiaTimes - Published | TRS supremo KCR to intensify the fight against the center's absurd stance, calls up opposition leadersThe Chief Minister felt that it was high time to fight against the BJP's undemocratic policies at Parliament and save the country.DNA - Published |
By not welcoming PM Modi, KCR has insulted not individual but institution: BJPUnion minister Smriti Irani said it is a usual practice and part of the protocol that a chief minister welcomes the Prime Minister on arrival in his or her state. By not welcoming PM Modi, "Telangana..IndiaTimes - Published | BJP becoming stronger in Telangana, TRS scared of losing chair: G Kishan ReddyUnion minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said that Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is scared of BJP because the party is becoming stronger in BJP Telangana and slammed for misusing public money to..IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP and TRS: From allies to arch-enemiesTelangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao was an enthusiastic supporter of BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind around this time five years back, with his party Telangana Rashtra..IndiaTimes - Published | KCR likely to float national party Bharat Rashtra SamithiAfter failing to make any progress on his idea of a national front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have made up his mind to float a national party. A final decision in this..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Expel Rajnath Singh if you don't believe in parivarwad': TRS hits back at PM Modi after attack on KCRHours after PM Modi hit out at KCR and TRS for parivarwad in the state, the political party accused the BJP of dynasty politics as well.DNA - Published | 'Parivarwadi parties crush dreams of youth': PM Modi slams 'superstitious' KCR in TelanganaPM Narendra Modi, while addressing a political rally in Telangana, slammed TRS government and KCR for their "political dynasties".DNA - Published |
If farmers want, they can change government: Telangana CM KCRTelangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said that if farmers want, they can change the government and should keep fighting till they get a constitutional guarantee for remunerative..IndiaTimes - Published | KTR counterattacks, says Amit Shah should change his name to 'king of lies'Amit Shah had called Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao the Nizam of Telangana.DNA - Published |
'Not creating any political front, alternate agenda for party': KCR on role of TRS in national politicsTRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao talked about having an alternate agenda for introducing his party into national politics.DNA - Published | In tack change, KCR says won't work to create opposition frontIn a major shift from his efforts to stitch up a coalition of non-Congress and non-BJP parties, TRS president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Wednesday he was not in favour of..IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP's CT Ravi hits back at Telangana minister KTR's 'not a national party' digSon of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, KTR, Telangana minister, had said that the BJP is not a national party.DNA - Published | Enemy’s friend, says Congress neta, takes dig at Prashant Kishor over KCR meetWith Prashant Kishor meeting Telangana CM and TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao even as he is in the middle of talks with Congress, the AICC in-charge of the state made a cryptic remark that appeared a dig..IndiaTimes - Published |
Don't play with sentiments of farmers: KCR to PM ModiStepping up protest against the Centre's paddy procurement policy, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday gave 24 hours deadline to the Modi-government to respond if it will buy..IndiaTimes - Published | Telangana CM KCR to meet Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray on February 20Ruling TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would meet his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray on February 20 as part of his campaign against the BJP's alleged..IndiaTimes - Published |