The Congress party in Telangana received a major blow as Alleti Maheshwar Reddy, the AICC programmes implementation committee chairman, resigned from the party on Thursday. He will officially join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shortly. Maheshwar Reddy, accompanied by the state BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar, visited the residence of Tarun Chug, the party's Telangana in-charge, in New Delhi on Thursday. Later, he will also meet the BJP national president J. P. Nadda. Speaking to reporters, Maheshwar Reddy confirmed that he has already submitted his resignation to the Congress leadership. He further added that he will address the media after meeting with BJP national president J. P. Nadda.
