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The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) initiated the first phase of its campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with a 10-day Vijay Sankalp Yatra. Senior party leaders flagged off rallies simultaneously from four different locations, targeting the Congress and TRS, and aiming to secure seats in the elections.
BJP spokesperson for the state, NV Subhash, announced that the yatra was inaugurated by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and former minister Eatala Rajender from Bhagyalakshmi cluster in Bhongir town, Yadadri. Addressing the gathering, Sawant criticized the Congress for making false promises and accused both Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of collaborating in looting the state.
BJP National General Secretary and MP Bandi Sanjay led the rally from Raja Rajeshwari cluster in Tandur, condemning BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and emphasizing the party’s determination to win seats in Telangana.
Union Minister for Culture and BJP state president G Kishan Reddy, along with Union Minister Purushottam Rupala, flagged off the yatra from Krishnamma cluster at Krishna river in Makthal, expressing the campaign’s objective to secure maximum seats in Telangana.
Assam Chief Minister Himanth Biswa Sarma, alongside BJP parliament board member K Laxman, inaugurated the Komaram Bheem cluster rally at Basar temple. The BJP announced that Union Home Minister Amit Shah would join the Vijay Sankalp Yatra in Hyderabad on February 24, with the yatra concluding on March 1.
Furthermore, a senior party leader indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Telangana after the completion of the first phase of the campaign to address a public meeting, although the date and location are yet to be finalized.
