The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, formerly with Bharat Rashtra Samiti, joined INC in the presence of Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on Saturday. Earlier, Gadwal Vijayalakshmi's father Congress leader Keshava Rao confirmed that he along with his daughter quit the BRS ahead of Lok Sabha Sabha elections 2024. 


According to ANI, GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi joined Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and AICC in-charge Deepadas Munshi. She is the daughter of BRS MP K Kesava Rao, who has stated that he "will join Congress"






 


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On Thursday, Keshava Rao met BRS president KCR at his farmhouse and elaborated on his decision to join Congress.


Keshava Rao, after meeting with KCR, expressed his return to the Congress party as a homecoming, likening it to pilgrims returning home after a journey. Having spent over 10 years with TRS (now BRS), he emphasized his longstanding allegiance to Congress, stating he had been with the national party for 53 years previously and asserted his commitment to remain with it.


In June 2013, Keshava Rao joined TRS a year before the formation of Telangana. The politician served twice as a member of Rajya Sabha nominated by BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao. 


Speaking to Times of India, he said that his daughter will join Congress initially following which he will join the party. 


Keshava's son Viplav Kumar, who is with the BRS, said that he would continue in the pink party.