D. Srinivas to return to Congress
The Hindu
Date and venue not confirmed yet; senior leaders question his utility
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) member of Rajya Sabha D. Srinivas will join the Congress soon but the date and venue are not yet confirmed.
Though party sources said he is likely to join in New Delhi on January 24 in the presence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, given his good relations with her, family sources revealed that the date and venue may change. “It doesn’t matter whether he joins in Hyderabad or New Delhi but his joining is confirmed,” a source close to the family said.
The former Congress chief in combined Andhra Pradesh switched loyalties to the TRS in July 2015 after the formation of separate Telangana and was immediately nominated to the Rajya Sabha by TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao. He is returning to his old party just a few months before he is set to complete his term.
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