Vanteru Pratap Reddy is one of those Congress candidates who gave a tough fight to the TRS in recent elections. He contested against CM Chandrasekhara Rao in Gajwel assembly segment but lost to KCR eventually. Prior to the polls, Vanteru raised a lot of complaints and criticism against TRS leaders which turned into big controversies. He hit headlines when he said how Harish Rao wanted KCR to lose the election since he was unhappy with his maternal uncle.

Such a strong Congress leader has now decided to join TRS. Vanteru has announced he is joining the TRS party at the request of CM KCR and in the interests of the people of his constituency. On why he has taken such a step, Vanteru says he has lost many elections in Gajwel as the people have obviously favoured KCR leadership for all his developmental and welfare programmes being implemented across the state.

Vanteru recalled how the TRS leaders have invited him to join their party prior to the election itself. But at that time, he decided to continue his fight along political lines. Now that KCR has become CM again, it will be helpful to bring in greater development in Gajwel segment. Vanteru’s exit is indeed a big jolt to the Congress leadership which may find it difficult to get anybody to contest against KCR in next election.

G.Ravikiran