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KCR releases video alleging BJP tried to poach MLAs
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday accused BJP leadership of trying to topple democratically-elected governments in four opposition-ruled states, releasing purported evidence from a sting operation carried out by the state police. Rao, or KCR as he is popularly called, released to the media video files and other material related to the conversation between three accused — Ramachandra Bharati from Faridabad, Nanda Kumar from Hyderabad and Simhayaji Swamy from Tirupati — and the four TRS MLAs whom they tried to poach at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 26.