Kavitha launches ‘Telangana Rashtra Sena’, aims to shape Telangana’s future

Amid loud cheers from a large gathering of Telangana Jagruthi members, youth, women, SCCL workers and kin of Telangana martyrs, Telangana Jagruthi president Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Saturday (April 25, 2026) announced her new political outfit, Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS), at a convention centre in Munirabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Medchal-Malkajgiri district.

The announcement triggered jubilant scenes, with the crowd erupting in applause and celebratory bursting of flower pots as Kavitha unveiled the party’s name with visible confidence. Supporters also raised slogans hailing her as “CM” (Chief Minister) and “Telangana Tiger,” adding to the charged atmosphere at the venue. The choice of ‘TRS’ took many, including media personnel, by surprise, as earlier indications suggested that the party might be named ‘Telangana Praja Jagruthi’. The name, echoing the erstwhile Telangana Rashtra Samithi founded by her father and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, drew loud approval from the gathering.