Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Keshav Rao, who recently joined the Congress, has been appointed as Advisor (Public Affairs) to the Government of Telangana with the rank of Cabinet Minister. Has been done

An order was signed, "The Government hereby appoints Dr. K. Keshav Rao as Advisor (Public Affairs) to the Government in the rank of Cabinet Minister with effect from the date of assumption of charge. The terms and conditions of his appointment are set out separately. Will be issued." Telangana Chief Secretary Shanti Kumar read out.

Keshav 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. He resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday soon after joining the Congress.

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Keshav Rao is the former chief of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee. He had joined Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), then Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2013 and has returned to Congress after more than a decade.