Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the party would not forge an alliance with the BJP for the 2028 assembly elections in Telangana .
“Southern states account for 24% of the representation in Lok Sabha.
On delimitation, KTR said the BRS would have no objection to supporting a delimitation bill if the overall increase in Lok Sabha seats is proportionate. If there is an overall increase in the number of seats proportionately, then we will have no problem supporting the delimitation bill,” he said. KTR was speaking at a private university programme on “Innovation in Governance: The Story of a Startup State.
He also pointed to the growth in rice production, which he said rose from about 44.4 lakh tonnes in 2014–15 to 168.8 lakh tonnes in 2023–24.
Citing Skyroot as an example, he said the ecosystem had supported the company’s journey from incubation and prototyping to becoming a market-ready enterprise. KTR highlighted Telangana’s initiatives in irrigation, agriculture, drinking water and power during the BRS government’s tenure. Referring to the Kaleshwaram project, he described it as an engineering response to the historical challenge of taking Godavari water to drought-prone regions of Telangana.
Responding to a question on artificial intelligence and technological change, KTR said apprehensions have accompanied every major technological transition. We need to adopt it and move on,” he said. He said governance should create certainty through basic infrastructure and reliable public services while simultaneously building ecosystems that foster innovation, entrepreneurship and new opportunities.
“Every change in technology was questioned, same as AI. During his address, KTR spoke about Telangana’s development journey, framing the state’s experience around the twin concepts of “certainty and possibility.