Two Congress leaders join TRS in Telangana ahead of Munugode bypoll

The resignation of sitting Congress MLA Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy has necessitated a byelection in Munugode in Telangana's Nalgonda district.

In a setback to Congress ahead of the crucial Munugode assembly bypoll in Telangana on November 3, party leaders Palle Ravi Kumar Goud and his wife Kalyani joined the ruling TRS on Saturday.

The bypoll is generating lot of political heat as the three major parties -- ruling TRS, opposition BJP and Congress. (Representational Image) (ANI)

TRS Working President K T Rama Rao welcomed Goud and Kalyani into the party fold, a TRS release said. Rama Rao thanked Goud for joining the party during the crucial Munugode bypoll in Nalgonda district.

Kalyani is a sitting Mandal Praja Parishad (MPP) representative in Nalgonda district, it said. The byelection in Munugode in Nalgonda district has been necessitated due to the resignation of sitting Congress MLA Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, who joined the BJP to fight against the alleged family rule of TRS.

The bypoll is generating lot of political heat as the three major parties -- ruling TRS, opposition BJP and Congress -- are leaving no stone unturned to win the contest. Counting of votes would be taken up on November 6.