Rangareddy: Following the Assembly elections the turn of events specially in Chevella in Ranga
Reddy district are rapidly changing. The political wind appears to be blowing completely in favour of
the Congress.
Apart from the BRS leaders, dejected by the loss of power, a few from the BJP too have joined the
Congress, one after another, recently that squarely speaks about a trouble ahead for the pink party.
From Suneetha Mahendar Reddy, wife of MLC Patnam Mahendar Reddy and ZP chairperson of
Vikarabad to MLA Kale Yadiah (Chevella), over a dozen senior BRS leaders so far joined the
Congress.
Winds of change began to blow in favour of the Congress with Suneetha bid goodbye to BRS soon
after the Assembly results were announced. It is said that she decided to join the Congress after she
was assured the Chevella LS ticket.
Close on the heels of Suneetha, another senior BRS leader and former Mayor Teegala Krishna Reddy
joined the Congress along with a few other BRS and BJP leaders hailing from the Maheshwaram
constituency.
Krishna Reddy, a bêtenoire of former minister and MLA Sabita Indra Reddy, has desperately tried to
contest from Maheshwaram in the recent Assembly elections but failed. He then appeared sitting
beside Sabita ahead of the elections only to send a cascading message that he was convinced and
willing to support the former minister. His migration is seen as an important turn of events and
perceived as another feather in the Congress cap.
A similar migration was witnessed in Bandlaguda Jagir Municipality on the city outskirts where BRS
Mayor Burra Mahendar Goud jumped into the Congress fold two days back. Only two months back,
a no-confidence motion was moved against Goud by the Opposition councilors.
Although he moved court against the motion and secured a stay for over a week to prevent any
harm to his post, he appeared wearing the Congress ‘kanduva’ alongside CM Revanth Reddy two
days back even before the court heard the case.
According to some senior politicians from the Rajendranagar area, Goud’s migration to the
Congress come as an alarming bell for Kasturi Narendar, the Congress constituency in-charge and
chairman of the Manikonda municipality who faced a defeat in the Assembly elections.
“Goud is a close confidant of Rajendranagar MLA T Prakash Goud; his decision to join the Congress
recently comes only after they met. Although Goud is Mayor, he enjoys a good rapport with other
party leaders, mainly from the neighbouring Manikonda, Shamshabad and Narsinghi
municipalities,” sources informed.It is against this background many leaders in Rajendranagar saw
Goud’s Congress allegiance as a big threat to Narender’s career there.
Meanwhile, BRS legislator from Chevella constituency Kale Yadiah met CM Revanth Reddy on March
5 that sparked a debate over his possible migration to the Congress soon. Yadiah was declared
winner from Chevella by a margin of mere 200 votes in the recent Assembly elections.
Although MLC Mahendar Reddy is yet to declare his stand, he is found maintaining a distance from
BRS ever since her wife Suneetha joined the Congress a few months back.
Another prominent name doing rounds in political circle is MLA Prakash Goud who didn’t reveal his
cards so far but already met the CM last month. Leaders well acquainted with political situation in
Chevella say Prakash Goud considered Mahendar Reddy his close friend and mentor and took calls
only after his advice.
