Bhopal:The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is set to expand its footprint in the three poll-bound states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, where the BJP and the Congress are heading for a tough contest. Both the Congress and the saffron party claim to have a strong position in these states along with Telangana, which too will go for polls sometime later this year.
BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao has set a clear target on these three states so as to be eligible for 'national party' status. For instance, in Madhya Pradesh, KCR has made his intentions clear by including some leaders from other parties in BRS leaving both the Congress and BJP offended.
Several disgruntled leaders of were brought into the fold of BRS a month back. Congress, which considers to have a comfortable position in Madhya Pradesh, does not want to let the present political equation in the state to get disturbed if any other party makes an entry here. Thus, KCR's announcement of having a strong contest in Madhya Pradesh has left Congress worried.
KCR, who visited Bhopal last month, knows very well that he neither has a support base nor any organisation in Madhya Pradesh. He, however, is relying on the leaders he brought from Congress and BJP to get as many votes as possible.