Former Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) M Gangadhar, who was contesting as an independent candidate from the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar districts graduates' MLC constituency, today officially joined the Congress in the presence of IT & Industries Minister Sridhar Babu at the Secretariat.
Accompanied by senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao, Gangadhar was welcomed into the party as Sridhar Babu draped the Congress scarf around him.
On the occasion, Gangadhar announced his withdrawal from the MLC elections, and pledged to work for the Congress.
The minister urged Gangadhar to work towards securing a massive victory for the Congress' candidate Dr V Narender Reddy.
The event was attended by Ramagundam MLA Makkan Singh Raj Thakur, Manakondur MLA Dr Kavvampalli Satyanarayana, and several other party leaders.