Hyderabad, March 16 -- After being denied a Lok Sabha ticket, sitting Warangal MP Pasunuri Dayakar joined the Indian National Congress here on Saturday, March 16.

The previous day, the Khairatabad MLA had met chief minister Revanth Reddy in the presence of other Congress ministers Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and Konda Surekha.

He became the pink party's MP from Warangal after registering a win in the 2015 bye-election from the constituency.

The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections will be held in 7 phases between April 19 and June 1. Counting of votes is scheduled to be held on June 4, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday.

The Phase 1 polling will be held on April 19, the second phase on April 26, the third phase on May 7, ...