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DNA Web Team | Dec 13, 2018, 07:44 PM IST
1.Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao, 64, has reinforced his position as the tallest leader of youngest state of Telangana
Hyderabad: TRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao addresses the media after the party's victory in Assembly elections, in Hyderabad, Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
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2.Rao joined TDP in 1983 but he lost to Congress from Siddipet in same year
Hyderabad: TRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao looks on at MP K Keshava Rao as he addresses the media after party's victory in Assembly elections, in Hyderabad, Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
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3.He, then, in 1985 won 13 elections to the Lok Sabha and state assembly on trot
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party workers celebrate their party's victory in the states Assembly elections, at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad, Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
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4.Rao quit the TDP in 2001, accusing Naidu of discriminating against Telangana.
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party workers celebrate their party's victory in the states Assembly elections, at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad, Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
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5.Victory in 2014 assembly elections
Rao with his non-BJP and non-Congress federal front decided to dissolve House in Septemebr and go for early elections is seen as a masterstroke.
He tasted his first victory in Assembly elections 2014 in Telangana as he retained majority of his MLAs managing to silence whimpers of protest.
6.A new state was born in June 2014: Telangana
Rao's aggressive pursuit of Telangana had won him 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats
Sensing an opportunity, Rao began a fast unto death for Telangana statehood. As Telangana plunged into turmoil with mass protests and suicides by young men, glory came to Rao who ended his 11-day fast following an announcement by the then Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on December 9, 2009, that steps will be taken for Telangana's formation.
TRS had 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha and 63 of the 119 assembly seats. Having realised his Telangana dream, he fortified his position as nearly 20 MLAs from the TDP, Congress and other parties switched over to the TRS. A new state was born in the union of India.
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7.Navigating the choppy waters of politics, K Chandrasekhar Rao, took oath as the CM of Telanagana for the second time.
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao being administered the oath of office for his second consecutive term as Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan looks on, at Raj Bhawan in Hyderabad, Thursday, November 13, 2018.
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