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BRS faces a significant setback as six party MLCs join Congress in Telangana

In a major setback for the opposition BRS in Telangana, six party MLCs joined the ruling Congress late Thursday night in the presence of state Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi continues

In a major setback for the opposition BRS in Telangana, six party MLCs joined the ruling Congress late Thursday night in the presence of state Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi continues to suffer from defections, with several leaders, including six MLAs, leaving the party following its defeat in the Assembly polls last year.

The six MLCs who switched to the Congress are Dande Vithal, Bhanu Prasad Rao, M S Prabhakar, Boggarapu Dayanand, Yegge Mallesham, and Baswaraju Saraiah, according to Congress sources. The AICC in-charge of party affairs in Telangana, Deepa Dasmunsi, and other leaders were present when the BRS MLCs joined the Congress at the residence of CM Revanth Reddy, who is also the PCC president.

According to the Telangana Legislative Council website, BRS has 25 members and Congress has four. There are also four nominated MLCs, two members from AIMIM, one each from BJP, PRTU, and one independent, with two seats vacant in the 40-member House. The MLCs joined the Congress soon after Revanth Reddy returned from a two-day trip to the national capital Thursday night. With these fresh defections, Congress’ strength is set to increase to 10 in the Legislative Council.

Six BRS MLAs joined Congress after the Assembly polls last year, and speculation is rife that more leaders may switch sides to the ruling party in the coming days. In the elections held last year, BRS won 39 of the total 119 Assembly constituencies, while Congress came to power by winning 64 seats. However, BRS MLA from Secunderabad Cantonment, G Lasya Nanditha, died in a road accident earlier this year. Congress won the recent by-poll for the Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly segment, increasing its strength to 65.

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