Telangana BJP president and Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast Region, G. Kishan Reddy, wants to quit as the party president post following the State Assembly elections where the party has won eight seats for the first time.
Party sources, pleading anonymity, have stated that Mr. Kishan Reddy has sounded the Central leadership about his decision to give up the party president post and has already sought the appointment of national president J.P. Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reiterate his stance.
The Union Minister contends that he had accepted to become the State party chief till the Assembly elections and hence, he would like to be relieved of the responsibility now. His purported decision also comes in the wake of the disgruntlement in the cadre over the functioning of the party unit in the run-up to the polls and subsequent performance.
