Jupally, Ponguleti Set To Join Congress, Key Changes In Telangana Bjp Too!

Jupally, Ponguleti set to join Congress, Key changes in Telangana BJP too!

Putting an end to the speculation on their political future, former Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leaders, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Jupally Krishna Rao, have reportedly decided to join the Congress party.Their formal entry into the party may take place after Rahul Gandhi returns from his US trip.

 Jupally, Ponguleti Set To Join Congress, Key Changes In Telangana Bjp Too!-TeluguStop.com

With the efforts of both the leaders from the erstwhile Khammam and Mahbubagar districts to join BJP failing to fructify, they were left with no option but to join the grand-old party.After severing ties with the BRS, they sent feelers to the BJP high command through its MLA Eatala Rajender.

After reportedly tasting the indifference from the BJP, the two leaders had several rounds of discussions with ‘Team Rahul’ to clear the line for their admission into the party.According to party sources, they were offered party tickets and a free hand in the allotment of tickets to their close associates.

The leaders decided to put an end to the long wait following the emphatic victory of the Congress in Karnataka and the prevailing mood of the voters in the country.Even though there was no official declaration on their entry into the Congress, party sources said that the process would begin after the return of Rahul Gandhi and also TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy from the US.

At the same time, the Telangana state BJP, which has after much efforts failed to attract these two leaders to their camp, was abuzz with talk that there could be a change in leadership very soon – with “outsiders” finally scoring a likely win.

Though no senior party leader was willing to confirm on record, only willing to say “We are not aware of any such proposal,” off the record, three different leaders confirmed that in all likelihood, former minister and BJP national vice-president D.K.Aruna will take over from Bandi Sanjay Kumar as party state president, and former minister Etala Rajendar will be given the reins of poll management in the likely capacity of chairman, election steering committee.

If the two senior and highly respected leaders, Aruna and Rajendar, take over the BJP, it would the first time that the state leadership would be fully in the hands of relative newcomers — Aruna being a Congress leader and Rajendar having served in the BRS as a top-level leader and a separate statehood crusader.

At least two leaders also confirmed that Sanjay could be likely elevated as a minister of state and shifted to the national capital – a first time for him in any executive post – increasing the total representation from the state in the union ministry to two.Another senior leader, Dr K.Laxman, is part of the party’s apex body, the Parliamentary Board, and is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh as also president of the OBC Morcha.

“The changes in the state BJP have become a necessity after the party started losing steam as a potential contender for power ever since we lost the Munugode byelection.The loss in Karnataka and the open dissent from several leaders have made it hard to keep things going on in a status quo mode,” said a party senior leader.“The inaction against MLC K.Kavitha in the Delhi liquor scam has also abetted the Congress narrative that there is a tacit understanding between the BJP and the BRS.”

The BJP hopes to regain its mojo and momentum with changes in the party leadership structure, which many hope will put an end to all dissidence and is also carefully designed to support social engineering plans of the saffron party.

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