Telangana: Jayasudha, Akula Rajender, Vikram Goud to Resign from BJP.

The trio is expected to submit their resignations from the BJP and is likely to join the Congress in the near future.

Hyderabad: In a major jolt to BJP in Telangana ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, former MLA Akula Rajender, popular cine actress and former MLA Jayasudha and former minister Mukesh Goud’s son Vikram Goud have reportedly decided to leave the party.

The trio were likely to tender their resignation on Thursday and join the Congress shortly. According to party sources, the leaders were not happy as they were denied tickets during the assembly polls. Rajender, who was expecting the Malkajgiri seat which he won in 2009, was denied the ticket and in his place former MLC N Ramachandra Rao was made the party candidate. Similarly, Jayasudha was expecting the Secunderabad ticket but it was given to Mekala Sarangapani, who lost badly.Vikram Goud, who was reportedly assured the Goshamahal ticket by the party State leadership, was disappointed after the ticket was given to sitting MLA T Raja Singh.-