- Will meet top leaders in Delhi on 14
Hyderabad: As expected, the result of Dubbaka by-poll is showing impact on congress party which fared miserably in the election. Congress stood in a poor third position in Dubbaka by-poll which was a rude shock to the party leaders as they thought they will be in second place as happened in previous elections.
Now the latest heartburning news for them is former MP, Vijayashnathi’s decision to quit the party and join BJP. As per the latest news, Vijayashanthi is leaving for Delhi on Nov 14th to meet BJP top leaders. She might join BJP in the presence of J.P. Nadda, President of the BJP on the same day. Earlier, she held talks with BJP high command with the mediation of G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home and TBJP President Bandi Sanjay, who cleared the route for her entry into party. She also praised BJP leaders for the fight they put up against TRS govt in Telangana.
Dubbaka Result Impact: There has been talk in political circles for a few months that the fire brand actor-turned-politician will join BJP. The win by BJP in Dubbaka made her hasten up with the Delhi visit. She has not been active in politics for long time. She did not participate in election campaign of Dubbaka on behalf of Congress party. Vijayashanthi has been keeping away from politics after the Congress party miserably failed in 2018 assembly elections in Telangana. Firebrand Vijayashanti, popularly known as Lady Amitabh, kept herself away from the Congress party activities as she was not invited for party’s meetings and there was no response from State leaders after 2018 elections. She was a star campaigner and chairperson for Telangana State Congress campaign committee.
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Back to basics
Vijayashanthi has decided to go back to the mother party, BJP, after observing all these shades. She met Kishan Reddy recently and expressed her desire to return to party and play an active role. As Vijayshanthi has good rapport with national leaders of the BJP, there is no hurdle for her from state unit.
Many turns and twists took place after Vijayashanthi started her political career in 1997. In more than two decades since then she had many somersaults and turns in her political career. She started with saffron party and contested from Medak in 1999.Later she resigned from the BJP in 2005 and floated a new party, ‘Talli Telangana’. She said her fight was for separate statehood, Telangana Sate. In 2009, she merged her party in the TRS and contested for Lok Sabha in 2009 and became an MP.
Focus on films
Vijayashanthi resigned from the TRS party as ticket was rejected for her to contest for second time as an MP. She later joined the Congress party in 2014 and was defeated when she was nominated as assembly candidate from party. Vijayashanthi was silent all these years and focused on Tollywood once again and acted in a movie ‘Sarileru Neekevvaru’ with Mahesh Babu. However, she never said she is quitting politics.
