Hyderabad, Jan. 20 -- Telangana Jagruthi president Kalvakuntla Kavitha, who is gearing up to launch a new political party shortly, has held discussions with noted political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor in the last few days, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Kishor, whose party failed to make a mark in the November 2024 assembly elections in Bihar, came to Hyderabad twice in the last one month and held closed-door discussions with Kavitha, a senior functionary of Telangana Jagruthi confirmed.

"Kishor met Kavitha in December second week and again during the Sankranti festival on January 14 and 15. They discussed the contemporary political situation in Telangana and the space for a new regional part...