BJP faces setback as Cherka Mahesh quits ahead of Jubilee Hills bypoll

BJP leader and former joint convenor Cherka Mahesh resigned from the party ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll, accusing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the BJP leadership of colluding to mislead the public on Backward Classes reservations and other key issues

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a setback ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll with its former joint convenor Cherka Mahesh resigning from the party on Saturday.

Mahesh, a prominent local leader, accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of covertly aligning with the BJP leadership to mislead the people of Telangana instead of confronting them politically. He alleged that the BJP and Congress had colluded to deceive the public over Backward Classes reservations.

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He also criticised the BJP for remaining a silent spectator to the ongoing struggles of farmers, youth, women, and Backward Classes in the State.

“I cannot continue in a party like this,” Mahesh said in his resignation letter submitted to BJP State president N Ramchander Rao.