BJP's popularity growing in T'gana,membership 30 lakh now,

BJP's membership has risen to 30 lakh in Telangana on the back of its "growing popularity" and it would form government after the next assembly elections in 2023, state party president K Laxman claimed on Friday.

Impressed by the Narendra Modi governments "good governance" and welfare measures, people were seeking a similar rule in Telangana and BJP would undoubtedly form the government, he said.

Flaying TRS working president K T Rama Rao's reported remarks questioning BJPs figures of its membership, Laxman said the ruling party leader was "unable to tolerate the growing popularity" of the national party in the state.

"...BJP membership is not 12 lakh. It was already 18 lakh. Additionally, 12 lakh (enrolled in the latest drive). That means, 30 lakh membership. Our target is six lakh more... Our members are 30 lakh today, he told reporters.

Wondering whether Rao had any knowledge about BJP, he said it was the "single largest" political party in the world with a primary membership of 11 crore which would go up further after the just ended nation-wide enrolment drive.

Meanwhile, Laxmans allegations on Thursday of corruption in power purchases were countered by the officials of power utilities.

Transmission Corporation of Telangana (Transco) CMD D Prabhakar Rao asserted that they were open for any inquiry, either by CBI or a sitting judge, into PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) or any other matter.

Reacting to it, Laxman said officials perform their role and government leaders should speak on the matter.

...let Prabhakar Rao ji advise Chief Minister that an inquiry be conducted by a sitting judge, everything would come out in the open," he said asserting that BJP would prove its charges.