Archive · 16 Sep 2026
BRS Local Leaders Resist Return of Turncoat MLAs
Some lawmakers left the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and joined Congress.
Now, some of them reportedly want to return to BRS.
They believe they may not have a future in Congress.
BRS leaders are not making the decision alone.
They are asking local party leaders whether the lawmakers should be accepted back.
Local leaders are reportedly unhappy because the lawmakers had previously left the party.
Patancheru MLA G Mahipal Reddy recently attended a BRS meeting.
Gadwal MLA B Krishnamohan Reddy and other leaders are also mentioned as possible returnees.
Some MLAs who joined Congress are reportedly seeking to rejoin the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
BRS leadership is consulting constituency-level leaders before deciding whether to accept the defectors.
Patancheru MLA G Mahipal Reddy recently attended a BRS Legislature Party meeting after joining Congress in July 2024.
Gadwal MLA B Krishnamohan Reddy is also reportedly considering a return to BRS.
Most local BRS leaders are said to oppose readmitting defectors and favor grooming new constituency leaders.
- Who
- BRS leaders, local constituency leaders, and MLAs who had joined Congress, including G Mahipal Reddy and possibly B Krishnamohan Reddy.
- What
- BRS is consulting local leaders on whether to readmit MLAs who defected to Congress.
- When
- The consultations are taking place after some MLAs joined Congress in July 2024; Mahipal Reddy recently attended a BRS meeting.
- Where
- Across several constituencies in Hyderabad and the surrounding political organization.
- Why
- Some defecting MLAs reportedly believe they have no political future in Congress, while local BRS leaders oppose their return and favor new leadership.
Local BRS Leaders
MLAs Seeking Return
Whether defectors should be readmitted
Local BRS Leaders
Many constituency leaders reportedly oppose the return of MLAs who left BRS and want the party to groom new local leaders.
MLAs Seeking Return
Some MLAs who joined Congress reportedly want to return to BRS after concluding that they have limited prospects in Congress.
Role of party leadership
Local BRS Leaders
Local leaders want their views considered before the BRS leadership grants approval.
MLAs Seeking Return
The MLAs are approaching senior BRS leaders, including K T Rama Rao, for permission to rejoin.
Reason for leaving Congress
Local BRS Leaders
BRS leaders say the defectors have been unable to adjust in Congress and should not automatically regain their former positions.
MLAs Seeking Return
The reported returnees argue, through their actions and statements, that their political and constituency interests may be better served by returning to BRS.
- Party involved
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Other party involved
- Congress
- Key decision-maker
- BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao
- Consultation process
- BRS leadership is seeking the views of local constituency leaders before deciding on re-entry.
- Patancheru MLA
- G Mahipal Reddy joined Congress in July 2024 and recently attended a BRS Legislature Party meeting.
- Possible returnee
- Gadwal MLA B Krishnamohan Reddy is reportedly considering rejoining BRS.
- Local reaction
- Most local leaders are reportedly opposed to taking back the defectors.