On 14 March 2025, BRS members staged protests at major junctions in Nalgonda city (Telangana) against the INC-led state government over the suspension of a BRS MLA and former MP from the Telangana Assembly budget session, for comments against the Speaker, and demanded his reinstatement. The protesters burnt effigies of the Chief Minister and raised slogans to mark their protest.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, BRS (Bharata Rashtra Samithi) party legislators held peaceful protests in Nalgonda city, Telangana state, India, demanding the reinstatement of a colleague who had been expelled from the state assembly. Demonstrations criticizing the state government took place at major intersections, but were classified as low-intensity protest activities with no direct logistics disruption or violent incidents reported.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Telangana state is a major pharmaceutical hub and IT services center in India, and continued local political tensions could indirectly affect operations in related industries
• Protests at major intersections in Nalgonda city likely caused minor short-term disruptions to local traffic flow, but given the peaceful nature of the demonstrations, logistics network paralysis was limited
• If political conflicts within Telangana escalate, there is potential risk of expansion into larger-scale protests or strikes that could impact regional industrial activities

3) Watch points

• Need to monitor whether political conflicts between BRS and the ruling INC escalate and any plans for additional large-scale protests
• Continued observation of labor relations and operational normalcy in pharmaceutical and IT industrial clusters within Telangana state