Hyderabad: The BJP on Wednesday announced that its Nirmal MLA Aleti Maheswara Reddy will be its Legislature Party (BJPLP) leader in the Assembly. The party also said A.V.N. Reddy, MLC from the teachers constituency of Hyderabad, Rangareddy, and Mahbubnagar, will be the party leader in the Legislative Council.
Senior BJP MLA T. Raja Singh, elected thrice from Goshamahal who was hoping, according to party sources, to be elected as the floor leader did not get any position. Raja Singh, who belongs to the BC Lodh community, had previously said that the BJP had which promised a chief minister from the BC community if it comes to power in Telangana state, would at least have a member from the community as its Legislature Party leader.
While Rama Rao Patel from Mudhol will be BJPLP secretary, Dr Palvai Harish Babu will be Chief Whip, Dhanpal Suryanarayna Gupta from Nizamabad Urban the party Whip, and P. Rakesh Reddy from Armoor, treasurer, Kishan Reddy said in his letter.
The BJP has eight MLAs and of these seven now have various positions in its Legislature Party unit.
