Lok Sabha Elections 2024: As part of its alliance with the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will be contesting on two seats, out of the total of 17 constituencies in Telangana in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao announced that Nagarkurnool and Hyderabad Lok Sabha seats will be given to BSP.
Notably, KCR's BRS was not a part of the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc and would have gone into the elections on its own. However, with the announcement of the alliance with the BSP, Telangana is likely to witness a triangular contest in the Lok Sabha elections. The ruling Congress will be up against BJP and BRS-BSP alliance in the elections.
BRS and BSP alliance
Following discussions between KCR and the state BSP president R S Praveen Kumar, the BRS and BSP announced a pre-poll alliance in Telangana for the Lok Sabha polls on March 5.
KCR had then said there is an ideological similarity between the two parties on various issues as the previous BRS government headed by him had implemented Dalit Bandhu and other schemes for the welfare of Dalits and others.
Praveen Kumar emphasised that the BJP poses a threat to secularism in the country, leading the BSP to collaborate with BRS to protect Telangana from BJP's influence, as well as from Congress, which is seen as increasingly resembling the BJP.
On March 13, BSP Rajya Sabha member Ramji Gautam, Praveen Kumar, and other party leaders convened with KCR at his residence.
The BRS has already revealed its candidates for 11 Lok Sabha seats.
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
In Congress-ruled Telangana, Congress may win nine seats, BJP may win five seats, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) may win only two seats, and Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM may win only one seat, says the survey.
Region-wise projections:
Greater Hyderabad Total 4 (BJP 1, BRS 1, Congress 1, AIMIM 1), Lower Telangana Total 6 (Congress 4, BJP 1, BRS 1), Upper Telangana Total 7 (Congress 4, BJP 3).
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