In a rude shock to ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi headed by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, senior party leader and former MLA Somarapu Satyanarayana resigned from the party on Tuesday claiming that there was no freedom in it.
Satyanarayana, who represented Ramagundam assembly constituency in Peddapalli district twice between 2009 and 2018, also served as chairman of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) till recently.
He was defeated in the December 7 assembly elections by a party rebel K Chander Rao, who later joined the TRS. Since then, Satyanarayana had been sulking in the party.
Though the ex-MLA said he would decide on the future course of action soon after discussing with his followers, unconfirmed reports said he was in negotiations with the Bharatiya Janata Party and might join the saffron party soon.
Announcing his resignation from the TRS, the 75-year-old Satyanarayana alleged that there was no internal democracy in the TRS and that it was being run like a monarchy. He did not name Rao or KCR as he is better known.