Prem Singh Rathore

Rathore began his career with the Telugu Desam Party (TD), before switching to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was recommended by then Vice President of India,Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a ticket from the Maharajganj constituency in Hyderabad, later known as Goshamahal Assembly constituency post-delimitation, during the 1999 elections. He secured a victory in the 1999 elections as a BJP candidate, and his tenure saw him credited with ushering in development within the constituency.^[4]

In the 2009 state assembly elections he was reported to have to an estimate of 12.5 million US dollars, owing to his wide range of businesses and assets, however this information led to his defeat as his opponent Mukesh Goud used it against him in elections.

From 2013 to 2016, he was the BJP City President ^[5] and has been credited for making BJP win the five assembly constituencies, post resignation from BJP the party only won one seat in the 2018 elections.

In 2016, Rathore switched allegiance to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), now known as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

He left BJP citing that Party is "Selling" Tickets to newcomers and is not valuing veterans^[6]

Rathore was appointed as the chairman of the Musi Riverfront Development Corporation by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).^[7] This position, holding a Cabinet ministerial rank, gave Rathore the responsibility of overseeing the development and beautification of the Musi riverfront.^[8]

His candidacy in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election marked a significant upswing for the BRS in Goshamahal, transitioning it from a marginal presence to a notable power in the constituency. He was reported to have a mere 750,000 US dollar networth in this election a huge decline.^[4]

As of 2023, he has rejoined BJP just before state elections.

Mukesh Goud , former Minister and rival of Rathore accused him of promoting agenda of Bal Thackeray in Hyderabad, calling him "Hindu extremist goon".

Rathore has been arrested several times , during Telangana liberation movement and also during a protest against CM YS Rajshekhar Reddy where he called him an "agent of Vatican"

In 2002, amidst a police raid targeting street vendors in Begum Bazar, Rathore was called upon by local residents for assistance. He obstructed the police from entering the lane, thereby blocking their path. This action prompted the then police commissioner of Hyderabad to personally visit the site with the intention of arresting Rathore, as other police personnel were apprehensive about confronting him. In an interview with eTV, a senior police officer remarked, "Hum Naidu sahab(erstwhile chief minister of AP) ko bhi arrest kar sakte hai par Rathoreji ko nahi, unko khauf hai Hyderabad mein" (translated: "We can even think of arresting Naidu, but even touching Rathore is on a different level").

As a result of this incident, Bandaru Dattatreya, who was a Member of Parliament, Union Minister, and senior BJP leader at that time, had to intervene and persuade Rathore to step back.

Subsequently, Rathore faced charges under IPC Section-188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) and IPC Section-283 (Danger or obstruction in a public way or line of navigation).

Rathore was also booked by police in 2013 for making threatening remarks against a Cantonment CEO officer.^[9]