Kalvakuntla Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is set to resign from the Telangana Legislative Council following her suspension from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). The party’s president and her father suspended her recently, sparking a lot of attention.
Kavitha is expected to announce her next move soon. She plans to hold a press conference on Wednesday, where she might confirm her resignation. Sources indicate she could be stepping away from BRS and moving forward under the banner of Telangana Jagruthi, a cultural organization she has led since 2008.
Supporters and workers from Telangana Jagruthi gathered outside Kavitha’s residence in solidarity after her suspension became public. They raised slogans against BRS leaders, including former ministers T. Harish Rao and Jagadish Reddy, criticizing what they see as unfair treatment.
Kavitha has been quite active on the political scene since a leaked letter to her father, KCR, in May. She has organized protests on various issues under Telangana Jagruthi’s banner, including a fast demanding 42% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local elections. Interestingly, she supported the Congress government’s decision to bring an ordinance for BC reservations, which was different from her party’s stance.
Earlier, on August 21, Kavitha questioned the election of Koppula Eshwar, a BRS leader and former minister, as honorary president of the Telangana Boggu Gani Karmika Sangham (TBGKS), a prominent coal mine workers’ union. She also raised concerns about the legality of that election, which she claimed was held illegally in violation of labor laws.
Kavitha has been serving as the honorary president of TBGKS for the past ten years. The union is influential among workers of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and played a vital role during the Telangana movement for statehood.
While Kavitha faces suspension from the party, many women leaders from BRS expressed their support for Chief Minister KCR’s decision. Former minister Satyavathi Rathod said that KCR considers the party more important than his own daughter and criticized Kavitha for allegedly trying to tarnish the party’s image.
Another former MLA, G. Sunitha, strongly opposed Kavitha’s recent comments, where she said she didn’t care if the party existed or not. Sunitha reminded her that it was KCR who founded and strengthened the party and that Kavitha’s actions might harm her political career.
The BRS women leaders also pointed out that Kavitha was given her MP and MLC positions because of the party’s support. They accused her of attacking senior leaders like K. T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao, suggesting she might be being used by others to damage the party’s reputation. Sunitha warned that Kavitha’s confrontational approach could lead her to “dig her own grave” and accused her of betraying the party.
As the political drama unfolds, all eyes are on Kavitha’s next steps, which could have big implications for her career and the future of Telangana politics.
