Never Imagined I Would Leave Congress

New Delhi: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Karan Kumar Reddy joined the BJP on Friday, becoming the second former South Indian Congress leader to switch sides in as many days, after Anil Antony, son of Kerala Congress veteran AK Antony .Reddy, who was the last chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh before the formation of state in 2014, resigned from the Congress in March 2023 due to differences with the party leadership.

Reddy’s decision to join the BJP comes in the wake of next year’s assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, where the ruling YSR Congress and the main opposition Telugu Desman Party are locked in a fierce rivalry. The move could tip the balance in favor of the BJP, which is hoping to make inroads in the state.

The 62-year-old politician had resigned from the Congress once back in 2014, after a split in Andhra Pradesh, and started his own party ‘Jai’. However, he failed to make a significant electoral impact in the elections of 2014. He later rejoined the Congress in 2018, but remained politically inactive for some time.

Hailing from, Reddy is expected to strengthen the BJP’s presence in the region where it holds considerable influence. He may also be cast as a possible chief ministerial candidate for the BJP, which is trying to emerge as the third party in the state.

Anil Antony, who joined the BJP a day earlier, welcomed Mar Reddy to the party

Reddy paid tribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was received by top BJP leaders at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Referring to his family’s six-decade association with the Congress party, Mr. Reddy said he “never thought” that he would quit the party. He criticized the Congress leadership for its inability to accept the verdict of the people and correct the course”. They think they are right and everyone else, including the people of India, is wrong,” he said.

“They want the power to govern, but they don’t want to work hard or take any responsibility… Congress is corrupt in every state and its high command doesn’t get along with others or take their point of view” , the four. said the time minister to the never thought I would have to leave the Congress…

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Praising the BJP leaders led by PM Modi for their hard work and dedication to the nation,” it said, “They have clear thinking and consistency and bold decisions are the hallmark of the government.”