Setback to YSRCP as sitting MLA, other leaders join TDP

Vijayawada: The ruling YSRCP suffered a major setback on Monday as sitting MLA from Penamaluru in Krishna district Kolusu Parthasarathi resigned from the party and joined the TDP in the presence of TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh at Undavalli near here.

Besides Parthasarathi, president of the Vijayawada city unit of the YSRCP Boppana Bhavana Kumar and former chairman of the Kamma Corporation Tummala Chandrasekhar quit the party and joined the TDP. All of them are unanimous in their opinion that the State will move on the progressive path only if the TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu becomes the Chief Minister again.

Welcoming all the leaders into the TDP fold, Lokesh felt that the need for all the people to come forward in support of the TDP in the upcoming elections to ensure that Chandrababu is back as the Chief Minister.

Lokesh made it clear that it is possible only for the TDP to accord proper recognition and respect for all the sections in society.

Chairman of Vuyyur Municipality Vallabhaneni Satyanarayana, MPP from Kankipadu Nerusu Rajya Lakshmi, mandal president Madali Ramachandra Rao, secretary of YSRCP youth wing Tupakula Mahesh and several others too joined the TDP in the presence of Lokesh.