As expected, former Telangana MP and Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto committee chairman G Vivek Venkat Swamy on Wednesday resigned from the party and is all set to join the Congress in the evening.
Vivek, who had a meeting with Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chairman A Revanth Reddy at his farmhouse a couple of days ago, met Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at Novotel Hotel on Wednesday morning and confirmed his decision to join the Congress.
Soon after coming out of the hotel, Vivek sent his resignation letter to Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy.
According to the Congress party sources, Rahul Gandhi had given a bumper offer to Vivek for joining the Congress.
While Vivek would be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Peddapalli parliamentary constituency which he represented in the past, his son Vamsi would be fielded from Chennur assembly constituency in the coming assembly elections.
The third list of the Congress will be released in a day or two.
Interestingly, it is learnt Vivek’s name figured in the BJP list to be released evening, as a candidate from Chennur. Now that he has quit the party, the BJP has to look for a new candidate.
Vivek’s brother and former minister G Vinod has already got the Congress ticket from Bellampalli assembly seat.
So, the family is going to get three seats – two assembly and one Lok Sabha seat!