Hyderabad: Some rebel Congress MPs including Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal are said to be in touch with the BJP leadership and are exploring the possibility of switching over.
The MPs, who had pinned their hopes on Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy floating a political outfit, are making alternative plans if he backs out.
Sources told Deccan Chronicle that Rajagopal was planning to seek re-election to the Lok Sabha from Eluru, and Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, will seek a BJP?ticket from Narasaraopet.
Sources said the two MPs also held discussions with some leaders of the Telugu Desam, which in all probability will go to the polls in alliance with the BJP.
These TD leaders have gained traction in the party, thanks to their proximity to Nara Lokesh, an emerging power centre.
