The political party launched by former Telangana MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha will be called ‘Telangana Rakshana Sena’, instead of the name – ‘Telangana Rashtra Sena’ – which she announced on April 25 while launching the party, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is worth noting that the name announced by Kavitha was not among the five names that were presented to the Election Commission of India for approval and registration.
On Thursday, Telangana President Jagruthi received a letter from the Election Commission of India approving the name of her newly launched political party as Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) for registration.
In a letter issued by Kavitha’s office, an IEC official asked her to issue public notices in two national and two local newspapers, informing about the name of the party approved by the poll body.
“Those who have any objections to the proposed party name can submit their objections in writing to the Election Commission of India within 30 days. Final approval of the party name will be subject to the decision on objections, if any, received by the commission. Registration will take place only after relevant documents are submitted to the commission, as per existing guidelines,” an Election Commission of India official said.
On April 25, Kavitha announced the name of her party as ‘Telangana Rashtra Sena’ while announcing the launch of the political party, even before getting approval from the Election Commission of India.
According to a statement, the five proposed names are: Telangana Praja Jagruti, Telangana Jagruti, Telangana Rakshana Sena, Telangana Rashtra Jagruti, and Telangana Praja Sakthi. Of these, the ECCI has approved the Telangana Rakshana Sena.
Taking to social media platform X, Kavitha said that she received the ECI approval letter personally. “Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS), it is! We will work relentlessly to serve and protect the people of Telangana, as we have done in the last two decades in Telangana Jagruti,” she said.
She said she would like to thank the Election Commission of India and pledged to adhere to the rules and regulations.
“In January 2026, as per standard ECI protocol, we submitted five name choices, and the Election Commission officially awarded our third choice – the only one with the abbreviation TRS. Fate, it seems, has a sense of irony,” Kavitha claimed.
Kavitha, who announced her party’s name and agenda at an event on the outskirts of the city, strongly attacked the ruling Congress, BJP and BRS, describing her father as a “changed man” who had become “soulless”.
The Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), headed by her father, was originally called the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS).
However, it was renamed as BRS in 2022 following KCR’s ambitious plan to expand the party nationally.
(with PTI inputs)
