<p>Thirty-five BRS leaders, including former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and ex-minister Jupally Krishna Rao, on Monday joined the Congress, with the party describing the development as "winds of change sweeping" Telangana ahead of elections later this year.</p>.<p>The leaders formally joined the Congress after a meeting with AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal, and Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy. The leaders would be addressing a public rally in Khammam soon.</p>.<p>Among the new entrants, Reddy is a former MP from Khammam while Rao, a five-term MLA, is a former minister in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.</p>.<p>Other leaders who joined the Congress also included six-time former MLA Gurnath Reddy, former MLA and Zila Parishad Chairman Koram Kanakaiah, former MLA Payam Venkateshwarlu, District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) ex-chairman M Vijaya Baby, sitting DCCB Chairman Thulluri Bramhaiah, ex-Chairman of SC Corporation Pidamarthi Ravi, Markfed state Vice Chairperson Borra Rajshekhar and Municipal Chairperson, Warya and Mandal Praja Parishad Chairman S Jaipal.</p>.<p>Rahul wrote on Facebook later, "a united Congress is unstoppable. An era of people-centric politics will sweep through Telangana soon, like it did in Karnataka!"</p>.<p>Congress tweeted, "winds of change are sweeping through Telangana. In a big boost to the Congress party's prospects, more and more people are aligning with us to take the message of love and prosperity forward."</p>.<p>Congress Media Department chairperson Pawan Khera told a press conference that the "winds of change" started with the Bharat Jodo Yatra and its effect was witnessed in Karnataka.</p>.<p>"Many important leaders of Telangana joined our party today. Together we will tell the people of Telangana how BJP and BRS are cheating them. I thank all these senior leaders from the bottom of my heart," Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy said. He said Rahul would attend a meeting in Khamman on July 2.</p>
<p>Thirty-five BRS leaders, including former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and ex-minister Jupally Krishna Rao, on Monday joined the Congress, with the party describing the development as "winds of change sweeping" Telangana ahead of elections later this year.</p>.<p>The leaders formally joined the Congress after a meeting with AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal, and Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy. The leaders would be addressing a public rally in Khammam soon.</p>.<p>Among the new entrants, Reddy is a former MP from Khammam while Rao, a five-term MLA, is a former minister in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.</p>.<p>Other leaders who joined the Congress also included six-time former MLA Gurnath Reddy, former MLA and Zila Parishad Chairman Koram Kanakaiah, former MLA Payam Venkateshwarlu, District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) ex-chairman M Vijaya Baby, sitting DCCB Chairman Thulluri Bramhaiah, ex-Chairman of SC Corporation Pidamarthi Ravi, Markfed state Vice Chairperson Borra Rajshekhar and Municipal Chairperson, Warya and Mandal Praja Parishad Chairman S Jaipal.</p>.<p>Rahul wrote on Facebook later, "a united Congress is unstoppable. An era of people-centric politics will sweep through Telangana soon, like it did in Karnataka!"</p>.<p>Congress tweeted, "winds of change are sweeping through Telangana. In a big boost to the Congress party's prospects, more and more people are aligning with us to take the message of love and prosperity forward."</p>.<p>Congress Media Department chairperson Pawan Khera told a press conference that the "winds of change" started with the Bharat Jodo Yatra and its effect was witnessed in Karnataka.</p>.<p>"Many important leaders of Telangana joined our party today. Together we will tell the people of Telangana how BJP and BRS are cheating them. I thank all these senior leaders from the bottom of my heart," Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy said. He said Rahul would attend a meeting in Khamman on July 2.</p>
