Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy, MLA from Gadwal constituency, joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

The Chief Minister welcomed the MLA into the party.

Krishna Mohan represents Gadwal constituency in Revanth Reddy's home district Mahabubnagar.

Krishna Mohan is the seventh MLA to join the ruling party after BRS lost power in December 2023.

BRS's strength has reduced to 31 in the 119-member assembly. She has also lost the Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly by-election to Congress.

The number of Congress party has now reached 72.

The main opposition party has lost several senior leaders to the Congress during the last seven months.