Hyderabad: A hush-hush meeting between BRS supremo K. Chandrashekar Rao and his son K.T. Rama Rao at the family’s Erravalli farmhouse has triggered a fresh buzz in Telangana’s political circles. The closed-door interaction comes at a time when K. Kavitha’s recent remarks and independent political activity have stirred visible unease within the party’s ranks.
Sources say Kavitha’s public statements and her defiant political stance were at the centre of the discussions. There is talk within the BRS that the leadership is considering issuing a show-cause notice to her—an extraordinary step that underscores the gravity of the discord.
Party veterans say even KCR is displeased with Kavitha’s approach. Her comments, made at Shamshabad airport and later amplified in a public letter, are being viewed as breaching party discipline. Some within the leadership believe action is unavoidable. Others warn it may send the wrong signal to the cadre and public, suggesting a family feud out in the open.
Tensions have been simmering for months. Since her return from jail in connection with the liquor scam, Kavitha has charted her own political course—launching independent campaigns and holding public meetings on BC reservations, caste census, and Dalit sub-categorisation. Her rally at Dharna Chowk was notably held without official party backing.
Insiders admit that she has been operating on the fringes of BRS, often without coordination with the party’s main leadership. “She’s running a parallel political agenda,” one senior functionary remarked. “There’s been a growing sense that she’s testing her independent appeal.”
Speculation around Kavitha launching her own party has never entirely died down, and the current turbulence has only reignited those rumours. While nothing is confirmed, the perception that she’s distancing herself from the BRS mainstream is gaining ground.
The KCR–KTR huddle, under these circumstances, has only intensified scrutiny. What was discussed behind closed doors remains unknown, but the political temperature in Telangana just shot up a few notches.
