K Keshava Rao Joins Congress and Becomes Advisor to Telangana Government
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 6: Former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Keshava Rao has joined the Congress and has been appointed as Advisor to the Telangana Government (Public Affairs) with the status of a Cabinet Minister. An order signed by Telangana Chief Secretary Santhi Kumar stated, “Government hereby appoints Dr. K. Keshava Rao, as Advisor to Government (Public Affairs) in the status of a Cabinet Minister from the date of assumption of charge. The terms and conditions of his appointment will be issued separately.”
Keshava Rao rejoined the Congress on Wednesday in the presence of party leaders including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. Soon after joining the Congress, he resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Kharge welcomed him by saying, “Worthy homecoming! We welcome senior leader, Shri K. Keshav Rao ji to the Congress party. We are confident that his vast experience in public service will strengthen the Congress party in Telangana.”
Keshava Rao is a former chief of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee. He had joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), then Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2013 and has returned to Congress after over a decade.
