BRS to decide on vice-presidential poll support, rules out backing Congress nominee
PTI August 21, 2025 05:00 AM
Synopsis

Bharat Rashtra Samithi will meet to decide on supporting a candidate in the upcoming vice-presidential elections. K T Rama Rao stated the party is likely to oppose the Congress candidate. No one has asked for their support yet. The party will discuss and decide before the September 9th poll date.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao linked the polls to the post of Vice-President of India to urea shortage in Telangana and said the BRS will support the alliance that assures supply of 2 lakh tonnes of the fertilizer to the state.
Hyderabad: The BRS, which is maintaining equidistance from both the NDA and the INDI Alliance, will meet to discuss whether to support a candidate in the upcoming vice-presidential polls, BRS working president K T Rama Rao said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters here, Rama Rao indicated that his party would oppose the candidate backed by the Congress.

"No one has asked for our support... There is still time. Polls will be held on September 9. Our party will discuss and decide before the poll date," Rama Rao said.

Accusing both the BJP and Congress of "neglecting" Telangana, he said the BRS would consider supporting any party that assures the state of two lakh tonnes of urea.

The BRS has four members in the Rajya Sabha, but no representation in the LS.
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