Senior Congress Telangana leader joins BJP ahead of polls

Former Congress general secretary P Sudhakar Reddy and a "senior grassroots politician" from Telangana on Sunday joined the BJP. The senior Congress leader joined the BJP here in presence of its chief Amit Shah, hours after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said BJP co-media in-charge Sanjay Mayukh.

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav was also present when Reddy joined the party. In a tweet, Madhav described Reddy as a senior and grassroots politician from Telangana.

Reddy had held several important positions in the Congress, including that of a secretary in the All India Congress Committee.