BRS MLA Tellam Venkata Rao Meets CM Revanth Reddy

With the Lok Sabha elections fast approaching, the political churning in Telangana has begun.

The meeting of opposition party MLAs with the ruling party leader has become a hot topic.

In the latest such instance, Bhadrachalam MLA Tellam Venkata Rao, of the BRS, today called on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy along with his family members at the CM's residence.

Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy was also present at the time of the BRS MLA meeting the Chief Minister.

It is the second time that the BRS MLA is meeting the CM after the Assembly results, and amid speculations that he is changing his party.

Speaking to the media later, Rao said that he had discussed various issues with the CM, including the development of the Bhadrachalam temple, the demand for re-merging five gram panchayats into Telangana, and a dedicated dumping yard in Bhadrachalam town.

Rao did not give clarity on the speculations circulating on the social media about his switch to the Congress, and stuck to saying that he had met the CM only to discuss the development issues of Bhadrachalam.