Rao, who had served as the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president, had joined the BRS, then TRS, in 2013.
Keshava Rao with Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi and Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy
Former BRS leader K Keshava Rao returned to the Congress fold on Wednesday, 3 July, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge describing it as a “worthy homecoming”. Rao joined the Congress at Kharge’s residence in the presence of former party chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi and Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.