The Election Commission on Thursday, December 8, informed TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao that it has accepted the name change of his party from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi. In a letter to TRS, the EC cited a request from the party to accept its name change and said, "I am directed to refer to your letter issued on 05-10-2022 on the subject cited and to say that the commission has accepted your request for change in the name of your party from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra Samithi. The necessary notification in this regard will be issued in due course."

The EC's letter was made known to the media by CM KCR's office. KCR has decided to organise a formation programme for BRS at 1.20 pm on Friday, December 9, to commence the official programmes related to it. The Chief Minister will sign an official letter at 1.20 pm in reply and send it to the Election Commission. Later, there will be an inaugural ceremony where CM KCR will hoist the BRS flag. The Chief Minister asked the state party Executive Committee members, party district presidents, ministers, MPs, MLAs, and MLCs to attend the programme at Telangana Bhavan. Along with them, CM KCR said that Zilla Parishad chairpersons, various Corporation chairpersons and other party leaders should also reach the Telangana Bhavan before noon on December 9. 

Telangana's ruling TRS on October 5 changed its name to 'BRS', heralding the party's foray into national politics. A resolution to this effect was passed at the party's general body meeting in Hyderabad. KCR read out the resolution and announced that the party's general body unanimously resolved to change the name from TRS to BRS. The TRS party on November 7 issued a public notice about the change of its name to BRS and asked the members of the public to send to the EC objections, if any, to the proposed new name.