Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- Former Achampet MLA Guvvala Balaraju formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today, in the presence of Telangana BJP State President N Ramchandra Rao and Rajya Sabha member Dr K Lakshman at the party's state office in Nampally.
Balaraju, a lawyer with a PhD in law, served as Achampet MLA in 2014 and 2019.
Welcoming him into the party fold with a BJP shawl, Ramchandra Rao said Balaraju was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance and vision for the poor, and would strengthen the party not only in Achampet but across Telangana.
The BJP leader said the party's vote share in Telangana had risen from 13.9 per cent in the 2023 Assembly elections to over 36 per cent in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, winnin...