GHMC Congress floor leader joins YSRC

HYDERABAD: In a major set back to the Congress in Greater Hyderabad, the party's floor leader in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC) Kaleru Venkatesh resigned from the party on Wednesday and joined YSRC. Venkatesh submitted his resignation letter to Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Botsa and Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee president Danam Nagender.The corporator from Golnaka division, who is reportedly eyeing the Amberpet assembly constituency ticket in the 2014 election, would formally join YSR Congress soon. In the 2009 Assembly elections too, he had tried for the Amberpet constituency. However, the Congress gave the ticket to the then minister Fareeduddin. Later, he managed to get a ticket for contesting in GHMC polls from Golnaka municipal division.tnn
Four Congress corporators - Sitaphalmandi corporator Adam Vijayakumar, Habsiguda corporator S Harivardhan Reddy and Cherlpally corporator S Dhanpal Reddy and Suraram Colony corporator G Suryanarayan Reddy-have already quit the party in the past one year.
Kaleru Venkatesh claimed he resigned from the Congress as the party had lost confidence of the people and failed to implement various welfare schemes initiated by YS Rajasekhara Reddy. "I have decided to join YSR Congress Party," Venkatesh said.
He said the date of joining YSRCP has not yet been decided and he would be ready to take up any responsibility given to him.