Former Telangana Deputy CM Srihari, daughter Kavya defect from BRS to Congress
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BRS leader Kadiyam Srihari and his daughter Kavya have joined the Congress party.
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Srihari is a former Deputy CM of Telangana and a 4-time MLA. His daughter Kavya was declared the BRS candidate for Warangal Lok Sabha seat but later opted out.
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Their decision came after meeting Congress leaders and supporters. People moving away from BRS was cited as one reason.
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It follows BRS Mayor Vijayalaxmi Gadwal, daughter of BRS General Secretary K. Keshava Rao, also joining Congress.
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Srihari started in TDP, was a minister under NTR and Chandrababu Naidu, and joined TRS (now BRS) in 2013 before latest move.