BCs are 56% of A.P., but hold only 40 MLA seats, says former DGP Purnachandra Rao

Former DGP J. Purnachandra Rao connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) asserted that ideology successful its existent consciousness could thrive lone erstwhile governmental practice reflects the societal creation of society.

Speaking astatine the ‘Bahujana Maata-Paata’, a taste consciousness programme organised by BC Chaitanya Vedika successful Vijayawada, Mr. Rao expressed interest implicit what helium described arsenic a superior mismatch betwixt colonisation spot and governmental practice successful Andhra Pradesh.

Referring to the creation of the A.P. Legislative Assembly elected successful 2024, helium pointed retired that BCs constituted astir 56% of the State’s population, but had lone 40 MLAs, portion SCs, who accounted for astir 19% of the population, had 29 MLAs. Muslims, constituting astir 8% of the population, had lone 3 MLAs, portion STs, who formed astir 6% of the population, had 7 MLAs.

According to the disposable numbers, the Reddys, constituting astir 5% of the population, had 32 MLAs, portion Kammas, with astir 3% colonisation share, had 35 MLAs and questioned the inclusiveness.

The beingness of BCs, SCs, STs, Muslims and Christians successful legislative bodies, decision-making institutions and centres of governmental powerfulness remained disproportionately debased erstwhile compared to the population. “Democracy is not lone astir casting votes, but just information successful governance, policy-making, enactment and organisation of opportunities too. Political powerfulness indispensable progressively bespeak societal realities. Representation is not charity, it is simply a antiauthoritarian right,” helium emphasised.

He urged the Bahujan communities to absorption connected education, organisation, law awareness, enactment improvement and governmental participation, emphasising that sustainable societal translation tin beryllium achieved lone done antiauthoritarian mobilisation, unity, and corporate action.

Former IAS officers T. Chiranjeevulu and Samuel Anand, erstwhile MLAs Lake Raja Rao and Chanda Lingaiah Dora, BC leaders Sangem Surya Rao, Veeravelli Srinivas, Parjyothi and Naragoni were among those who spoke.