Telangana BJP MLA Eatala Rajender Denies Switching Loyalty To Congress

BJP leader Eatala Rajender dismissed reports published in some newspapers that he may join the Congress party.

Telangana BJP MLA Eatala Rajender refuted reports on Thursday that he was considering a switch to the Congress party. The BJP leader dismissed the claims published in some newspapers, stating that he had no intention of joining the Congress party.

In a tweet, Eatala Rajender asserted that the four crore people of Telangana wished to put an end to Chief Minister KCR's dictatorial rule. He expressed his belief that only the BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president J.P. Nadda, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, could bring about this change.

"The BJP leaders in the state of Telangana are united and continually working towards proudly forming the BJP's government in Telangana. It is not my practice to switch parties, and it is inappropriate to publish such news without consulting me," he wrote.

According to an IANS report, Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy stated on Wednesday that the party was attempting to bring in two suspended leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and two BJP leaders. The Bhongir MP mentioned his intention to hold discussions with Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy and Rajender. Rajagopal Reddy, who had joined the BJP after resigning from Congress last year, contested the by-election for the Munugode assembly seat as a BJP candidate but was unsuccessful.

Rajender resigned from TRS (now BRS) in 2021 and joined the BJP after Chief Minister KCR removed him from the Cabinet, alleging that he had illegally acquired land belonging to farmers. Rajender also stepped down from his position as MLA for Huzurabad and contested the by-election on a BJP ticket. He emerged as a prominent leader of the saffron party after winning the by-election.