On 14 March 2025, BRS members staged protests at major junctions in Gajwel town (Siddipet, 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 party lawmakers held a peaceful protest against the state government in Gajwel town, Siddipet district, Telangana state, India. This was a small-scale political demonstration protesting disciplinary action against lawmakers, with a low level of direct supply-chain risk.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Protests at major intersections in Gajwel town could have caused temporary traffic congestion, but peaceful proceedings resulted in limited logistics disruption
• Telangana state has IT services and pharmaceutical industry clusters, raising concerns of indirect impact on these industries' operations if protests spread in the future
• Currently, there appears to be no direct impact on specific raw materials or manufacturing operations

3) Watch points

• Need to monitor deepening political conflict between BRS party and ruling INC party and plans for additional protests
• Track potential spread of protests to major industrial cities within Telangana state, including Hyderabad