BJP, TRS leaders meet Revanth, extend support
The Hindu
Prominent politicians from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) met TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy at his residence on Tuesday and announced that they would soon j
Prominent politicians from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) met TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy at his residence on Tuesday and announced that they would soon join the Congress. Former Jadcherla MLA and present BJP president of Mahabubnagar, Erra Shekhar, former Mayor of Nizamabad D. Sanjay and senior leader from Bhupalapalli Gandra Satyanarayana were among those who met him and extended their support. Mr. Shekhar announced his resignation as BJP district unit president in support of Mr. Revanth Reddy and said he would soon join the party along with his supporters. Mr. Satyanarayana also said he would organise a massive meeting to join the party.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.