Twelve Congress MLAs join Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Written By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jun 05, 2019, 22:57 IST | Updated: Jun 05, 2019, 22:57 IST
K Chandrasekhar Rao
After losing the Lok Sabha election, 12 MLAs from Congress party in Telangana met Assembly Speaker P Srinivas Reddy and gave him a representation to merge the Congress Legislature Party with the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).
The Telangana state Congress chief Uttam Kumar Reddy tendered his resignation from the Assembly on Thursday after being elected to Lok Sabha from Nalgonda.
On meeting with speaker Uttam Kumar said, Congress will fight it democratically, we are looking for the Speaker since morning, he is missing. You people help us in finding him.''
On March 11, Congress MLAs had announced that they would join the TRS.
"We held a special meeting of the Congress Legislature Party. The 12 members supported the leadership of Chief Minister KCR and wanted to work with him. We gave a representation to the Speaker and requested him to merge us with the TRS," Senior Congress legislator Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy said.
Hyderabad: 12 Congress MLAs met Telangana Assembly Speaker, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and gave him a representation to merge the Congress Legislature Party with the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi. pic.twitter.com/oex4TZpZ8i
If the Speaker accepts their request, the Congress may lose the Opposition party status as its strength will come down to just six.
(With inputs from PTI)