New Delhi: In one more blow to the BJP in Telangana, former MP AP Jithender Reddy joined the ruling Congress on Friday. Jithender Reddy joined the get together within the presence of Chief Minister and PCC president A Revanth Reddy, together with AICC in-charge of get together affairs in Telangana Deepa Dasmunsi and different leaders.
Furthermore, the state authorities issued an order appointing Jithender Reddy as Particular Consultant, Authorities of Telangana, in New Delhi, and as Advisor to Authorities (Sports activities Affairs) with the rank and standing of Minister of State.
This transfer follows a gathering between CM Revanth Reddy, different get together leaders, and Jithender Reddy in Hyderabad on Thursday. Jitender Reddy was reportedly vying for a BJP ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Mahabubnagar, however the ticket was as a substitute allotted to get together chief DK Aruna.
Jithender Reddy tendered his resignation to BJP president JP Nadda, citing the get together’s inclination in the direction of giving tickets to “outsiders” within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He additionally emphasised that the change in management throughout the state BJP had hit the get together’s prospects in current Meeting elections.
Former MP & Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) chief AP Jithender Reddy resigns from the get together.
He has joined the Congress get together. pic.twitter.com/1Okr4gpc6m
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Regardless of preliminary expectations of securing a minimum of 25 seats within the Telangana Meeting, the BJP solely managed to win 8 seats. Jitender Reddy criticised the get together’s desire for newcomers within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, stating that they “don’t share the identical ethos.” Consequently, he felt compelled to resign from the get together, he stated.
“After the change in state management, the get together has suffered severely as witnessed by the recently-concluded Meeting elections, the place the get together ought to have gained a minimum of 25 seats however we managed to safe solely 8 seats within the 119-member Meeting. Even within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, our get together has given desire to outsiders who not too long ago joined our get together and don’t share the identical ethos as us. I’ve conveyed my reservations and apprehensions a number of instances on the state and nationwide stage,” Reddy wrote in his resignation letter to Nadda.
Nonetheless, he prolonged his gratitude to the BJP’s nationwide management, notably Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, for his or her relentless efforts in the direction of nationwide growth.