New Delhi, April 25 -- Kalvakuntla Kavitha, daughter of Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, formally launched her own political party on Saturday, ending months of speculation about her next move following a bitter split from the family-led regional outfit. The new party has been named Telangana Rashtra Sena.

Ahead of the launch, Kavitha paid floral tributes to martyrs at the Amaraveerula Stupam in Gun Park - a symbolic gesture that positioned the new outfit firmly within the tradition of Telangana's statehood movement. The ceremony was held at the Adhya Convention Centre, whose sprawling 20-acre grounds were transformed into a large public gathering venue for the occasion.

Kavitha had r...