Telangana's ruling Bharat Rahtra Samithi is bracing for a blow as around 35 of its key leaders are set to join the Congress ahead of the state elections due later this year. The group, led by former BRS leader Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and the state's former minister Jupally Krishna Rao, have met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi.