In yet another setback for Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party, senior and former MP Samudrala Venugopal Chary from the erstwhile Warangal district, and former MLC D Rajeshwar Rao from the erstwhile Nizamabad, have deserted the party and joined the ruling Congress.
They were formally invited into the party ranks by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at a program held here on Tuesday. Senior leader and Congress candidate for the Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, T Jeevan Reddy, along with Vem Narender Reddy and other leaders, were present.