Hyderabad
In a dramatic turn within Telangana’s political landscape, BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has suspended his daughter, MLC K. Kavitha, from the party effective Tuesday, September 2, 2025. The move comes in the wake of Kavitha’s public accusations that senior party figures—including her cousin Harish Rao—are responsible for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry against her father.
Accusations and internal fallout
Kavitha’s suspension trails remarks she made—blaming her cousins and other party insiders for conspiring to tarnish KCR’s image amid the ongoing federal probe into the Kaleshwaram irrigation project. The BRS cited these “anti-party activities” as detrimental to the party’s integrity and unity.
Long-simmering tensions
This suspension is the culmination of a prolonged rift between Kavitha and the party hierarchy. Sources reveal that the friction intensified following her arrests in liquor-scam related investigations and her feeling of marginalisation in party affairs. In May, she penned a strongly worded six-page letter to KCR criticising patriarchal patterns in leadership and calling for greater political transparency. That letter’s leak ignited further controversy, casting her as a dissenting force within the BRS.
Political reverberations and reactions
The fallout has not gone unnoticed in political circles. BJP leaders described Kavitha’s revelations as exposing corruption within BRS, while the Telangana Congress dismissed the suspension as orchestrated drama. Protests by her supporters emerged swiftly, underscoring the potential electoral and perception risks for the party.
Strategic implications
The internal schism underlines a dangerous weakening in family-led party cohesion. With the Kaleshwaram probe already a political flashpoint, the public nature of this family feud may reshape the BRS’s leadership dynamics and voter trust—especially with upcoming elections looming.