Reports are emerging that five MLAs elected on Congress ticket are contemplating to join the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti any time now. If the grand old party loses one more MLA from its current tally, it will lost its main opposition status. The Party won 21 seats in the last elections and got the main opposition status in the state Assembly.
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Out of the 21, Two MLAs expired and the party lost these seats in the by-elections. So far seven Congress MLAs have joined TRS, reducing its strength to 12. According to the numbers in Telangana Assembly, a party should win at least 12 MLA seats to become the main opposition. If Congress loses one more MLA, it will lose the status.
Telangana CM KCR seem to be keen on decimating Congress now after completely killing TDP (TS) and YSR Congress in the state. If that happens, it will be a major embarrassment for the party which is already struggling at the National level.
