BJP Gives Ticket To Ex-BRS MP Boora Narsaiah Goud From Bhongir (image-X/NarsaiahBoora)
BJP”s Dr Boora Narsaiah Goud has travelled a diverse path from medicine to politics. He pursued his medical education at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad and graduated with a distinction. His journey into politics began with his active involvement in advocating for Telangana statehood, during the Telangana Movement (2009-2014), where he emerged as a key member of the Telangana Joint Action Committee.
A renowned laparoscopic, obesity and gastrointestinal surgeon, Goud is considered as the pioneer in the field of laparoscopic surgery in India, with an impressive track record of over 32,000 procedures to his credit. Currently, he serves as the director of the Hyderabad Institute of Laparoendoscopic Surgery (HILS) and extends his medical expertise at Aditya Hospital and Care Hospital in Telangana.
In 2009, he ventured into politics by joining the Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi or TRS), aligning himself with regional empowerment and development. His political ascent saw him elected as a Member of Parliament for the Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 elections with 36 percent votes. However, in the 2019 elections, he faced defeat securing 43 percent against then Congress candidate Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy who got 44 percent. Notably, both Reddy and Goud have switched to the side of the saffron party.
Established in 2008, the Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency includes Ibrahimpatnam, Munugode, Alair, Jangaon, Nakrekal (SC reserved) and Thungathurthi (SC reserved) as its legislative assembly constituencies. In the previous general elections, the campaigns revolved around agrarian issues, water management and development of infrastructure, with Goud focusing on economic progress, and welfare schemes for improving lives of farmers, women, and youth.
Goud switched to BJP in 2022, citing concerns over governance and leadership accessibility within the BRS. He accused Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao of having no time to address ‘a lot of issues’ raised regarding the welfare of the community. “I quit with the question as to what should I do if I cannot meet the top leader of the party. It was not for my political future,” he said, as quoted by Economic Times.
