Former minister and Congress senior leader K Jana Reddy may join the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the next few days.
According to sources, Jana Reddy has apparently accepted the offer of TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao to join the party.
Jana Reddy is unhappy with the Congress party after it denied him the post of Telangana PCC President. He openly expressed his resentment and even went to New Delhi to lodge a protest before the Congress High Command.
However, his displeasure hit its peak when Union Minister Jairam Ramesh announced that a leader from the Backward Classes would be made the first Chief Minister of Telangana if the Congress came to power.
Since the post of PCC President has already been allotted to Ponnala Lakshmaiah, a BC leader, he was expecting the Congress party to consider his candidature for the CM's post due to his seniority and role during Telangana movement. But the party's inclination towards the BCs has eroded his hopes of getting the top post even after elections.
Taking advantage of the situation, the TRS President reportedly invited him to join the TRS, which he agreed to consider. However, he is yet to take a final decision in this regard.
In a related development, a group of senior leaders from Nalgonda district are also likely to join the TRS along with Jana Reddy. They include Congress MP Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, his brother and MLA Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Nakrekal MLA Lingaiah and Aleru MLA Bikshmaiah Goud.
This group is reportedly unhappy with the elevation of Uttam Kumar Reddy to the post of Working President of TPCC.
Sources say that the leaders including Jana Reddy and the Komatireddy brothers would join the TRS by March 25. (INN)