Former Telangana Minister Etela Rajender joined BJP. In Delhi, he joined BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tarunchug, in-charge of state party affairs. ALong with Etela, former MP Ramesh Rathod, former MLA Enugu Rainder Reddy, Tula Uma, RTC Employee union leader Ashwathamareddy and several leaders have joined BJP. Union Minister Kishan Reddy and BJP National Vice President DK Aruna, Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay and others were present during the joining of Etela.
Speaking on this occasion, Etela said that there will be huge influxes into BJP from all the districts of Telangana. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that Etela played a key role in the Telangana government by serving as the state finance and health minister.