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Telangana polls: Tula Uma joins BRS after quitting BJP post Vemulawada blow

BJP had earlier allotted the Vemulawada Assembly constituency ticket to Tula Uma but changed their decision at the last minute and issued a B-form to Ch Vikas Rao.

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karimnagar former ZP chairperson Tula Uma joined the BRS party on Monday, November 13, in the presence of Minister KTR.

Earlier in the day, she resigned from the BJP, two days after she was replaced as the party’s candidate for the Vemulawada Assembly seat.

BJP had earlier allotted the Vemulawada Assembly constituency ticket to Tula Uma but changed their decision at the last minute and issued a B-form to Ch Vikas Rao.

Current BJP Vemulawada candidate, Vikas is the son of a senior leader and former Maharashtra governor and Union minister, Vidyasagar Rao.

Dismayed over the BJP’s decision of her replacement, Uma burst into tears while speaking to the media on Saturday.

Uma was also approached by the Congress’s Vemulawada candidate Aadi Srinivas, who requested her to support his candidature for the upcoming elections.

A follower of senior BJP leader Eatala Rajender, Tula Uma joined the BJP along with Rajender after quitting the BRS. She had earlier worked as Karimangar Zilla Parishad Chairperson and was an aspirant for the Vemulawada ticket as she had been working in the constituency for the past few years.

Telangana is scheduled to go for polling on November 30 while the counting of votes is due on December 3.

This post was last modified on November 13, 2023 3:30 pm

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