Ranjith Reddy, a member of parliament from Chevella, left the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday and joined the ruling Congress, dealing another setback to former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
He announced his (unexpected but not unexpected) resignation on his official X account, citing “current political circumstances” as his reason. On the microblogging site, he additionally posted his resignation letter.
“I would like to convey my sincere appreciation for the party’s priceless opportunity to discuss and find solutions for the pressing problems affecting the people living in the former Vikarabad and Ranga Reddy Districts. In his letter of resignation to Mr. Rao, Mr. Reddy stated, “Your faith in my abilities has enabled me to effectively serve the constituents of Chevella, my parliamentary constituency.”
“I am sincerely thankful for your steadfast support throughout this journey. Unfortunately, due to the current political circumstances in the state of Telangana, I have come to the difficult decision to pursue an alternative path. It is with a heavy heart that I hereby submit my resignation from the BRS Party and relinquish my membership. I want to extend my deepest appreciation for the support and endorsement extended by the party during my tenure,” he said.
I’m writing to inform all my supporters and people that I have submitted the formal letter of resignation to @BRSparty
I would like to convey my gratitude to the BRS party for the meaningful opportunity provided & the cooperation extended in my service to the people of… pic.twitter.com/tCZ4N9Kbo8
— Dr Ranjith Reddy (@DrRanjithReddy) March 17, 2024
Hours after his resignation, Mr Reddy joined the Congress in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and other senior party leaders.
ముఖ్యమంత్రి, టిపిసిసి అద్యక్షులు శ్రీ రేవంత్ రెడ్డి గారు, ఏఐసీసీ ఇంచార్జ్ దీపాదాస్ మున్షీ సమక్షంలో కాంగ్రెస్ పార్టీలో చేరిన చేవెళ్ల బీఆరెస్ ఎంపీ రంజిత్ రెడ్డి గారు, ఖైరతాబాద్ బీఆర్ఎస్ ఎమ్మెల్యే దానం నాగేందర్ గారు.#JoiningsInCongress pic.twitter.com/4hPJhvYT0k
— Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) March 17, 2024
K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is commonly known as KCR, has seen some of his party’s MPs switching over to other parties in the past few weeks.
Earlier on Saturday, BRS MP from Warangal Pasunoori Dayakar joined the ruling Congress.
Recently, BRS MPs from Zaheerabad and Nagarkurnool, BB Patil and P Ramulu respectively, had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
After losing the most recent Telangana assembly elections, the BRS has been in decline and has been finding it difficult to field candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Conversely, the BJP has been considering the induction of leaders from other parties due to a lack of candidates.
Just one day after joining the party, BB Patil from Zaheerabad was fielded. Days after his father, P Ramulu, quit from the KCR-led BRS, the BJP also nominated Bharat Prasad for the Nagarkurnool (SC reserved) seat.
Telangana will hold elections on May 13.
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