The development must be unnerving for the BRS, which is fighting a losing battle in retaining its leaders.
Rumours of GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi joining the Congress have been doing the rounds ever since she met Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on 3 February. (X)
BRS Rajya Sabha member K Keshava Rao and daughter, Hyderabad Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, met the AICC in-charge of Telangana, Deepa Dasmunsi, on Friday, sparking speculation that they might join the Congress. The meeting came even as the BRS is fighting to retain its leaders. Vijalakshmi met Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in February, sparking rumours of her joining the Congress.