R Krishnaiah likely to join saffron party

​Nalgonda: BC leader and TDP MLA R Krishnaiah seems to be moving closer towards BJP and speculations are rife that he would soon join the saffron party.

In a surprise move, Krishnaiah attended OBC meeting chaired by BJP National president Amit Shah on Tuesday evening and showered praises on the NDA Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving constitutional status for OBC Commission.

He also said that BCs were ready to support BJP. Talking to media earlier, Krishnaiah denied that he was joining BJP. He said that the upper caste people had made politics a costly affair; and as a result, the BCs were denied opportunities to contest the elections.

He urged the central government to introduce 50 percent political reservations to BCs to facilitate them to contest in the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls. He said all Backward class people must support the BC leaders in coming elections to prove the unity of neglected sections.

He said , saffron party was taking lot of care for the uplift of BCs. He said BCs are going to benefit under the BJP regime. It may be recalled that the BJP leader D Purandeswari had met Krishnaiah ahead of the visit of Amit Shah and invited him to join the party.

When contacted, Krishnaiah told The Hans India that he was not quitting the TDP. He said he had attended the meeting convened by the BJP only to thank the NDA government for showing special concern for the BCs.