Former Congress MLA and actress Jayasudha joins BJP

NEWDELHI: Former MLA and actress Jayasudha has joined BJP. The actress received the membership from Telangana BJP president Kishan Reddy at the BJP headquarters in Delhi. BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh was also present. Jayasudha has worked in Congress, TDP and YSR Congress parties. BJP had invited Jayasudha to the party even before the Munugodu by-election in Telangana last year.

Jayasudha, a Telugu actress, has shown her presence in Tamil and Malayalam films also. She has also acted in Malayalam films Sarovaram and Ishtam. In 2009, Jayasudha won as a Congress candidate from Secunderabad assembly constituency. After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2016, she joined the Telugu Desam Party. She was with YSR Congress during the 2019 elections but resigned from there.