Gadwal MLA Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy has joined Congress, which is Telangana's ruling party. He is the seventh BRS MLA to switch loyalties since Congress came to power in December. Congress' strength in 119-member Telangana Assembly has gone up to 72 and BRS has been left with 31 seats. Earlier, BRS MLA and ex-Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy joined Congress.