Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- In a setback to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections, BRS Lok Sabha MP B Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta from the Peddapalli constituency, along with former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board member Manne Jeevan Reddy, has defected to Congress party on Tuesday, February 6.

They were formally invited into the party fold on Tuesday in the presence of AICC General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal and Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy.

Following their induction into the Congress, Venkatesh, along with deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and KC Venugopal, met with AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge.

The development came hours before the meeting of Pradesh Electio...