The Congress and BJP are trying to recruit MLAs from BRS before the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP is trying to convince influential BRS leaders like Talasani Srinivas Yadav and Ch Malla Reddy to join their party.
According to sources, the BJP has had secret meetings with these leaders, and Malla Reddy’s son-in-law and Malkajigiri MLA M Shashidhar Reddy are also considering joining the national party.
Srinivas Yadav and Malla Reddy are strong leaders in Secunderabad and Malkajgiri Lok Sabha segments. If the BJP successfully recruits them, they could help Union Minister G Kishan Reddy win. Secunderabad has a large number of Yadav community members.
Former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav is seeking support from his community for Congress candidate D Nagendar in the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat. Similarly, BRS leader and sitting MLA Malla Reddy is a strong leader in seven assembly segments of the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat.
Malla Reddy represented the segment in the 2014 general elections in Lok Sabha, and his son-in-law was an MLA from one of the seven assembly segments of Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat. The BJP believes that if Malla Reddy joins them, it could help Etala Rajender’s chances.
These two BRS leaders considered joining Congress, but Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy did not give his approval. They are concerned about the Congress’s inquiries into previous government decisions and schemes, so they believe joining the BJP would be a safer option for them.
