It is seen part of a precautionary measure taken by the party to prevent any poaching attempts as the newly formed NDA government in Bihar.
Published Feb 04, 2024 | 9:01 PM ⚊ Updated Feb 04, 2024 | 9:02 PM
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Several Congress MLAs from Bihar arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday, ostensibly to “greet” Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who assumed office recently following the party’s victory in last year’s Assembly elections.
Media reports claimed that the arrival of the Congress MLAs was part of a precautionary measure taken by the party to prevent any poaching attempts as the newly formed NDA government in Bihar, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, seeks a trust vote on 12 February.
The Congress MLAs from Bihar have come to greet the Telangana chief minister, sources in Telangana Congress told PTI.
The MLAs are likely to stay in Hyderabad till 11 February, the sources said.
VIDEO | Bihar Congress MLAs arrive at Shamshabad Airport in Hyderabad.
Congress has decided to shift its MLAs to Hyderabad to avoid any 'poaching' attempts ahead of floor test in Bihar Assembly on February 12. pic.twitter.com/6gwf93Au91
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Earlier in the day, the MLAs of the ruling JMM-led alliance in Jharkhand, who stayed at a resort in Hyderabad for the past three days, left for Ranchi a day ahead of the trust vote in the Assembly.
About 40 legislators had arrived in Hyderabad in two flights on 2 February, amid the coalition’s fears that the BJP may attempt to “poach” them in the run-up to a trust vote to be faced by the newly-formed Champai Soren government, left from the RGI Airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad by a flight to Ranchi, Congress sources said.
The MLAs were accommodated in a luxury resort at Shamirpet on the city outskirts, during the past three days.
“They left from the resort and headed to Ranchi in a flight from the airport at Shamshabad,” the sources said.
A senior leader of the ruling coalition in Jharkhand had earlier said that the decision to shift the legislators to Hyderabad was taken considering that the opposition BJP might make attempts to “poach” them.
“We were given 10 days to prove the government’s majority. We cannot take any chances during this period as the BJP might try to contact our MLAs,” the senior leader had said.
A video released by the JMM-led coalition on Thursday showed the support of 43 legislators in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly.
(With PTI inputs)
