Ex-Andhra CM Kiran Reddy latest in slew of Cong leaders joining BJP

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oi-Prakash KL

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, who give up the Congress social gathering final month, joined the BJP on Friday.

Reddy joined the saffron social gathering within the presence of Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and different distinguished social gathering leaders on the social gathering headquarters in New Delhi. Talking on the event, Joshi mentioned that Reddy’s clear picture would assist BJP in Andhra Pradesh.

“Many members of Kiran Kumar Reddy’s household had been in Congress. After I met him a while in the past, he informed me that he was influenced by PM Modi. Right this moment, he’s taking a giant leap and becoming a member of the BJP. He’ll strengthen our struggle towards corruption as a result of his picture as MLA and minister has been very clear. It is going to be a giant increase for BJP in Andhra Pradesh,” ANI quoted Joshi in a tweet.

On his flip, Reddy mentioned, “I had by no means imagined that I am going to have to go away Congress… There’s a saying – ‘My king could be very clever, he would not assume on his personal, would not listens to anybody’s recommendation’.”

The senior Congress chief had despatched his one-line resignation letter to social gathering chief Mallikarjun Kharge in March. In a letter dated March 11 and addressed to Kharge, Reddy had written, “Please settle for this letter as my resignation from the first membership of the Indian Nationwide Congress.”

It must be famous that he was the final Chief Minister of the undivided Andhra Pradesh.

Opposing the choice of Andhra Pradesh’s bifurcation, Kiran Kumar resigned from the Congress social gathering in 2014 as a mark of protest towards the then UPA authorities. He floated his personal social gathering known as ‘Jai Samaikyandhra’.

He had fielded candidates from some constituencies however his social gathering did not make any impression. In 2018, he rejoined Congress.

Right this moment’s growth comes solely a day after one other senior Congress chief and social gathering veteran A.Okay. Antony’s son Anil Okay. Antony, who give up the social gathering in January this 12 months, joined the BJP.