Big blow to BRS as son of Legislative Council chairman joins Congress

Gutta Amit Reddy was Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s Nalgonda aspirant, but was denied ticket apparently under pressure from former minister Jagadish Reddy

In yet another blow to the Opposition party Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), Gutta Amit Reddy, son of Legislative Council chairman Gutta Sukhender Reddy, joined the Congress on Monday.

He joined in the presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC) incharge Deepa Das Munsi, AICC secretary Rohit Chaudhary and Congress leader Rohin Reddy. His entry would be a big blow to the BRS in the Nalgonda district perception-wise since he is the son of Mr. Sukhender Reddy.

Mr. Amit Reddy was an aspirant for the Nalgonda Parliament seat in the BRS and was denied ticket apparently under pressure from former minister G. Jagadish Reddy.

The ticket was allotted to Kancharla Krishna Reddy, brother of former BRS MLA Kancharla Bhupal Reddy.

The war of words between Mr. Jagadish Reddy and Mr. Sukhender Reddy recently indicated that the relations have strained and the BRS in Nalgonda was a divided house. Both the leaders and their followers exchanged words in recent times indicating the growing di’erences.

Mr. Sukhender Reddy, a former Congress leader, defected to the TRS (now BRS), after being elected as MP. Later, he was elected as MLC and made the Legislative Council Chairman. There was a rumour that Mr. Sukhender Reddy would join the Congress

The recent war of words between Mr.Jagadish Reddy and Mr. Sukhender Reddy indicated that relations have strained and BRS in Nalgonda was a divided house

but he remained silent rather than condemning it.

Mr. Sukhender Reddy recently criticised the way the BRS party was being run without creating the structure at the ground level. He also made some unsavoury comments against BRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao, whom he used to defend vehemently when the BRS was in power.

Though the Congress is strong in Nalgonda district, the exit of Mr. Amit Reddy may impact the BRS.

Sources said people are likely to consider his exit as his father’s exit.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy welcoming Gutta Amit Reddy into the Congress in presence of AICC in-charge for Telangana Deepa Dasmunshi and Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Monday.