Two BRS leaders, including Peddapalli MP join Congress

They joined the Congress Party in the presence of AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal at New Delhi on Monday

Peddapalli: Two BRS leaders, including a sitting MP, have switched their loyalties to the Congress Party.

Venkatesh Netha, sitting MP ( Peddapalli constituency) and former TTD Board Member Manne Jeevan Reddy joined the Congress Party in the presence of AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal at New Delhi on Monday.

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Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka were also present. Later they paid a courtesy call to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence.

Venkatesh had contested from Chennur assembly constituency in the 2018 elections on a Congress ticket. Later, he joined the BRS and contested successfully from the Peddapalli parliament constituency in 2019.