Patancheru MLA G Mahipal Reddy recently joined the Congress party, with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy welcoming him at an event in Jubilee Hills. Mahipal Reddy is now the third MLA to switch from BRS to Congress in just one week, following Rajendranagar MLA T Prakash Goud and Serilingampally MLA Arekapudi Gandhi.
Initially, Mahipal Reddy’s move to Congress was delayed due to resistance from local party leaders. Discussions took place at former Minister Danam Nagender’s residence before he finally joined the party at the Chief Minister’s residence on Monday. Ministers and other leaders from Patancheru also accompanied him to show support.
The addition of Mahipal Reddy to Congress brings the total number of legislators joining the ruling party to 10. Additionally, a former PCC vice president who had defected to BRS before the Assembly polls also returned to Congress and was welcomed back by Revanth Reddy and other leaders.
