Major setback to Congress in Telangana as former MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy quits party K. Vishweshwar Reddy In a major jolt for Congress in Telangana and at the Centre, former MP and entrepreneur Konda Vishveshwar Reddy resigned from the party on Monday (March 15). As per sources, the MP was displeased with the party's condition in the state and central level. If sources are to be believed, the MP might decide to join the BJP. An Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician, Konda had joined the Indian National Congress. Before that, he was a member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi. Konda Vishweshwar Reddy had fought and won the 16th Lok Sabha elections from Chevella, Telangana on a TRS ticket by a margin of over 75,000 votes.