Telangana: BSP State Chief Resigns A Day After Announcing Alliance With BRS For LS Polls

Praveen Kumar emphasised his commitment to preserving the reputation of the party and stated that he does not wish for it to be compromised by recent decisions made under his leadership in Telangana.

In an unexpected turn of events ahead of Lok Sabha Elections, former IPS officer and Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) Telangana president RS Praveen Kumar tendered his resignation from the party on Saturday. Earlier, Kumar had held discussions with Bahujan Rashtriya Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao and jointly announced a Lok Sabha poll alliance between BSP and BRS.

On Friday, Praveen Kumar also announced that BSP would contest General Elections in two seats – Nagarkurnool (SC) and Hyderabad (General) – in Telangana with the remaining constituencies open for BRS candidates.

Taking to X, Dr.RS Praveen Kumar said, "Dear fellow Bahujans, I am unable to type this message, but I must do it anyway, as the time to take new path has arrived now. Please forgive me for this post and I have no choice left."

"With heavy heart I have decided to leave Bahujan Samaj Party. I don’t want the image of this great party to suffer because of recent decisions (no matter how well informed they are) in Telangana under my leadership," he said. 

Further, he said that he does not want to compromise on certain core principles nor does he want to blame anyone. He also thanked Mayawati, BSP chief and called her his hero.

It is claimed that the BSP leader made the decision to quit the party following pressure from the BJP to terminate their alliance with the BRS for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, according to a report in The Hindu.