With both Telangana and Karnataka set to vote in Assembly elections in 2028, the BJP is looking to strengthen its organisational base across the South.
Buoyed by a string of electoral victories in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Delhi and other states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now turning its attention to the South, with Telangana emerging as its next major political battleground.
Setting the tone, BJP National President Nitin Nabin urged party workers to prepare for the upcoming municipal corporation elections in the state, saying politics should be guided by service rather than the pursuit of power, according to a report by news agency ANI.
He called on the cadre to work towards bringing the BJP to power in Telangana.
With both Telangana and Karnataka set to vote in Assembly elections in 2028, the BJP is looking to strengthen its organisational base across the South.
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‘Centre for public service': BJP's narrative for Telangana
Addressing the inauguration of nine newly established BJP district offices across Telangana, Nabin said the offices would function as centres of organisation and public service.
Describing them as "Sankalp Kendras" (Centres of Resolve) and "Seva Kendras" (Service Centres), he said they embodied the BJP's guiding principle of "Nation First, Party Next, Self Last."
The BJP simultaneously inaugurated district offices in Rangareddy Rural, Adilabad, Asifabad, Nirmal, Kamareddy, Siddipet, Medak, Wanaparthy and Nagarkurnool, calling it a record achievement completed in a single day.
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BJP's Karnataka push
Nabin's Telangana push comes even as the BJP leadership is grappling with political turbulence in neighbouring Karnataka.
After the Congress won five of the seven Karnataka Legislative Council seats, aided by cross-voting from BJP and JD(S) legislators, the BJP chief summoned Karnataka state president BY Vijayendra to explain the episode.
