Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], The process of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs leaving the party and joining Congress continues in Telangana. Six sitting BRS members of the Legislative Council joined the ruling party on Thursday night.

The MLC joined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at his official residence.

The MLCs who joined the Congress are Dande Vital, Bhanuprasad Rao, MS Prabhakar, Boggaparu Dayanand and Egge Mallesham.

AICC in-charge for Telangana Deepa Munshi and Minister of State Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy were also present at the CM's residence when the MLC joined the party.

After its defeat in the assembly elections earlier this year, the BRS has seen many of its leaders, including MLAs, join the ruling Congress, which had won the elections by a landslide.

On June 28, Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA from Chevella Kale Yadaiah joined the Congress.

Yadya joined the party in Delhi in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and AICC in-charge Deepadas Munshi.

Earlier, BRS MLA from Jagtial Sanjay Kumar also joined the Congress party at the Chief Minister's residence.

BRS leaders Kadiyam Srihari, Danam Nagender, Telam Venkata Rao and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy had also earlier joined the Congress.