Despite KCR's efforts to keep flock together, BRS at receiving end with desertion of MLAs, MLCs
Bharat Rashtra Samithi is now faced with the defection of its MLAs and MLCs to the ruling Congress in Telangana. Till date, seven MLAs and six MLCs of BRS switched over to the Congress since the Assembly polls. Several other leaders, including BRS Rajya Sabha member K Keshav Rao, his daughter and Hyderabad Mayor Vijaya Laxmi R Gadwal, also joined the Congress.
Keshav Rao has, however, quit his post after joining Congress.
With the ruling Congress and the BJP looking to consolidate their gains in the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, the BRS faces an uphill task to resurrect itself following the exodus of leaders.
BRS chief Chandrasekhar Rao has been holding meetings with party leaders and activists assuring that the party would bounce back as the ruling party is «fast losing its popularity.»
The series of desertions from BRS began with party MLA from Khairatabad here Danam Nagender crossing over to the Congress in March and the MLA from Gadwal, Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy, joined the ruling party on Saturday.
Besides the MLAs, six BRS MLCs switched sides to the ruling party late on Thursday night.
Congress sources claimed that more BRS MLAs are likely to switch over to the ruling party in the days to come.
The BRS had won 39 of the total 119 Assembly constituencies in the elections held last year, while Congress came to power winning 64 seats.
BRS MLA from Secunderabad Cantonment G Lasya Nanditha died in a road accident earlier this year. The Congress won the by-poll for Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly segment,
