Errabelli Dayakar Rao, former Panchayat Raj and Rural Development minister, denied quitting BRS, pledging to strengthen the party. He criticized Congress for admitting leaders with dubious backgrounds. Rao, a key Telangana political figure, lost the 2023 Assembly elections to debutant Yashaswini Mamidala Reddy, creating political waves. Telangana's fourth-phase elections are scheduled for May 19.