Defected BRS MLA Mahipal Reddy meets KCR, triggers speculation of ‘ghar wapsi’

The Patancheru MLA had been crossing swords with Congress leaders, after the Congress government reportedly failed to fulfill his requests for constituency development and had been distancing himself at regular instances

Hyderabad: Defected BRS MLA from Patancheru Gudem Mahipal Reddy called on BRS chief and Leader of Opposition K Chandrashekhar Rao in the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday, triggering speculation of potential political realignments.

Mahipal Reddy, who defected to the Congress last year, met Chandrashekhar Rao in his chamber at the State Assembly, to invite him to a family wedding. While Chandrashekhar Rao responded cordially and inquired about his well-being, the meeting has fueled talk of Mahipal Reddy planning a return to BRS amid growing discontent among the public against the ruling Congress.

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The Patancheru MLA had been crossing swords with Congress leaders, after the Congress government reportedly failed to fulfill his requests for constituency development and had been distancing himself at regular instances. However, he maintained that he had only met Chadrashekhar Rao to invite him to a wedding in his family.

Ashwaraopet MLA Jare Adinarayana is also learnt to have met the former Chief Minister, calling it a mere courtesy call as the latter attended the Assembly after a year. However, the back-to-back meetings have raised eyebrows in political circles.

Inside the Assembly, Chandrashekhar Rao’s presence drew widespread attention, with several Ministers and MLAs from different parties greeting him.

Notably, Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao was seen walking over to Chandrashekhar Rao’s seat to interact with him. While the meetings are being downplayed as routine gestures, speculations continue to be rife on changing political alignments.