Rao, was amongst the political leaders who had quite vocally opposed Congress's decision to carve out Telangana from Andhra.
Hyderabad:
Union Textiles Minister and Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh, Kavuri Sambasiva Rao is likely to quit the Congress and join the BJP, say sources.
Rao, was amongst the political leaders who had quite vocally opposed Congress's decision to carve out Telangana from Andhra.
Rao's resignation from the party is going to give yet another blow to the already sinking ship of Congress in the southern state.
Rao, 63, represents Eluru constituency of Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha. Elected to the lower house for the first time in 1984, he is serving his fifth term.
He has served in the state Congress and has been on several parliamentary panels in the past including the crucial public accounts committee 2007-09.
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