Last week, Prakash Raj put out a tweet with a video to show that Telangana saw development under KCR’s governance. It read: “A Leader with a Vision …with an Intent for a better tomorrow… thank you #KCR garu.”
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao are likely to get Prakash Raj on board in Karnataka to expand his party’s footprint beyond his home turf, ThePrint reported.
After renaming his party the ‘Bharat Rashtra Samithi’ (BRS), Rao, is drawing up plans to make its presence felt in poll-bound Karnataka.
KCR is likely to play a supporting role to the Janata Dal (Secular), especially in around three dozen constituencies in the Hyderabad Karnataka region, where Telugus have a sizeable presence.
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Former Karnataka chief minister and JD (S) leader H D Kumaraswamy was one of the few leaders from outside Telangana who had attended the BRS’s launch ceremony in Hyderabad last month.
Prakash Raj, a staunch critic of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is set to play an “important role” in KCR’s national expansion plan, reported ThePrint.
The Singham fame actor is said to be in regular touch with the CM. “In the coming months, we might see Prakash Raj play an important role in BRS and KCR’s national party plans. But what kind of role and where and how it will be implemented — it is for both of them to decide. They have been holding discussions in this regard,” a senior leader and close aide of the Telangana CM told ThePrint.
“His role will hold prominence at the national level. It could perhaps be in Karnataka or Maharashtra. His services will definitely be put to use — be it as a public speaker or a coordinator between leaders. It is yet to be decided,” he added.
Last week, Prakash Raj put out a tweet with a video to show that Telangana saw development under KCR’s governance. It read: “A Leader with a Vision …with an Intent for a better tomorrow… thank you #KCR garu.”
A Leader with a Vision .. with an Intent for a better tomorrow.. thank you #KCR garu pic.twitter.com/Jtlz6zOfxo
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) December 24, 2022
Moreover, he has also been retweeting posts by BRS’s social media cell, including one carrying screenshots from a purported video of BJP ‘agents’ trying to poach BRS (then TRS) MLAs.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prakash Raj contested as an Independent from Bengaluru central Lok Sabha seat.
He lost to BJP’s P C Mohan. He also unsuccessfully contested the Tollywood (Telugu) Industry’s Movie Artists Association election in 2021.
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