Telangana: Former NCP leader joins BRS

Hyderabad: Maharashtra Muslim minority leader and former NCP party’s vice president Syed Abdul Qadir Maulana joined hands with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the presence of party chief and chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao at Pragati Bhavan on Sunday.

According to a press note, CM KCR welcomed the minority leader with the party’s traditional pink scarf.

Known as a prominent leader in Maharashtra, Syed Abdul Qadir Maulana, was earlier associated with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He served as the party’s vice president, state president for the minority cell, and a member of the party’s core committee.

Maulana is known for his political stronghold in Aurangabad and neighbouring areas. According to the press release, the former NCP leader is impressed by CM KCR’s welfare schemes in Telangana.