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- Published: April 7, 2023 12:10
New Delhi: Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Kiran Kumar Reddy joined the Bahrtiya Janata Party (BJP) today at Party Headquarters in New Delhi. He had resigned from Congress in March this year.
He was the last chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh.
He said that he was joining the BJP to support PM Modi’s vision for development and national security.
Former CM of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Kiran Kumar Reddy joins BJP at Party Headquarters in New Delhi. #JoinBJP https://t.co/3XhDcVIHB2
— BJP (@BJP4India) April 7, 2023
Reddy said that he never imagined that he will have to leave Congress.
#WATCH | “I had never imagined that I’ll have to leave Congress…There is a saying- ‘My king is very intelligent, he doesn’t think on his own, doesn’t listens to anyone’s advice’, “says former Congress leader Kiran Kumar Reddy on joining BJP in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/8s43F09WxK
— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2023
Here is what Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said:
Many members of Kiran Kumar Reddy’s family were in Congress. When I met him some time ago, he told me that he was influenced by PM Modi. Today he is taking a big leap and joining the BJP. He will strengthen our fight against corruption because his image as an MLA and minister has… pic.twitter.com/DAWGrvaMfA
— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2023
BJP’s Amit Maliya taking jibe at Congress said that after Anil Antony now , former Andhra CM Kiran Kumar Reddy joins the BJP after Jyotiraditya Scindia exposed Rahul Gandhi in a press conference.
After Anil Antony, today, former Andhra CM Kiran Kumar Reddy joins the BJP. In the meanwhile, Congress leaders are busy digging out history of Scindia family, just because Jyotiraditya Scindia did a press conference, exposing Rahul Gandhi.
Talk about misplaced priorities…
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) April 7, 2023
This comes a day after Anil Antony joined the BJP.
