Ex-BRS Minister Jupally Krishna Rao joins Cong
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Hyderabad Former minister Jupally Krishna Rao and some other leaders from united Mahabubnagar district of Telangana on Thursday joined the Congress.
Krishna Rao, who was suspended from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) a few months ago for anti-party activities, joined the Congress along with former MLA Gurunath Reddy, BRS MLC Damodar Reddy’s son Rajesh Reddy and others.
Krishna Rao, who served as a minister in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, was welcomed into the party by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi. AICC general secretary K. C. Venugopal, AICC in-charge for Telangana Manikrao Thakare, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy, Sampath Kumar, Mallu Ravi and other leaders were present. Krishna Rao told reporters that he decided to return to the Congress as the BRS "failed" to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Telangana.
