Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi (RPS) is a regional political party in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with the main aim of creating a new state RAYALSEEMA. The party was founded by former Telugu Desam Party leader Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy in 2013 to champion the cause for a separate Rayalaseema state after the resolution passed on 30 July 2013 to carve out the state of Telangana from the pre-existing state of Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi రాయలసీమ పరిరక్షణ సమితి | |
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| Chairperson | Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Ideology | Rayalaseema regionalism |
| ECI Status | Unrecognised Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 175 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 25 |
| Election symbol | |
| gas cylinder | |
| Website | |
References
- Kalavalapalli, Yogendra (5 March 2014). "Now, trouble brews over capital for Seemandhra". Live Mint. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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