Several former representatives of BRS in Maclure Mandal have joined the BJP. The former president of Armur town, Kaligot Gangadhar, is among those who switched parties. The event was attended by BJP MLA candidate Rakesh Reddy and MP Arvind, who welcomed the defectors by giving them BJP scarves.
The reasons for the defection include the perception of a corruption-free administration under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the desire to break free from the oppressive and corrupt rule of the BRS party. Other notable leaders who joined the BJP alongside Gangadhar include Sarpanch Mallaiah of Mutyam Pally, former Sarpanch of Madanapalli Hanuman, Kalleda Village Sarpanch Lavanya Prasad Goud, Kalleda Thanda Kishan Naik, Vice MP Gaddam Gangareddy from Madhan Palli, and several BRS leaders.
The event saw the presence of various political personalities, including Madapur village road king Bhojanna, ex-MPTC and ex-Sarpanch Durganagar Tanda Noor Singh, former ZPTC Lata Peer Singh Naik, former MPTC Chandra Naik of Ramachandra Palli, and BRS farmers section leaders Thota Rajanna.
Leaders like Raju Madhuri, the BC Cell president, Darla Chinna Muttanna from Issapalli, Nagapuram Mutthanna, Koguru Muttanna, Jagadam Srinivas, Srinivas, Gangasagaram, Satyanarayana Goud, Sampath Rao, Sunkari Gopal, and Naveen also attended the event.
The event was supported by BJP State secretary Palle Gangareddy, Mandal president Suresh Naik, State BJP council member Vijaya Bharti, Armur Assembly convenor Palepu Raju, and others.
