In a major setback to the opposition BRS in Telangana, six party MLCs joined the ruling Congress late on Thursday night in th𒊎e 💛presence of state Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
B💜harat Rashtra Samithi continues to suffer from desertions, with several leaders, including six MLAs, leaving the party after its defeat in the Assembly polls last year.
The six MLCs who switched over to the Congress a⛦re: Dande Vithal, Bhanu Prasad Rao, M S Prabhakar, Boggarapu Dayanand, Yegge Mallesham and Baswaraju Saraiah, Congress sources said.
AICC in-charge of party affair💛s 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 me📖mbers and Congress four.
There are fouꦗr nominated MLCs, two members from AIMIM, one each from BJP, PRTU, and one independent, while two seats are vacant in the 40-member House🐭.
The MLCs joined the𒐪 Con🌼gress soon after Revanth Reddy returned from a two-day trip to the national capital Thursday night.
With the fresh defecti🔜ons, Congress' strength is set to go up to 10 in the Legislative Council.
Six BRS MLAs joined the Congress after the Assembly polls last year and speculation is rife that more would switch sides to the ruling p😼arty in the days to come.
BRS had won 39 of the total 119 Assembly constituencies in the elections hꦉeld last year, while Congress came to power winning 64 s💧eats.
However, BRS MLA from Secunderabad Cantonment G Lasya Nandithꦉa died in a road accident earlier this year. Congress won the recently held by-poll for Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly seg♛ment. This led to an increase in its strength to 65.
