Vijayawada: It is number 15 in the 'defection' order as Srisailam lawmaker Budda Rajasekhar Reddy crossed over to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from YSR Congress.
At the "auspicious" time of 9.05 am, Mr Rajasekhar met TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the latter's riverfront residence and got the yellow scarf adorned, marking his admission into the ruling party.
Mr Rajasekhar was also the Kurnool district unit president of YSRC. He is the fourth lawmaker of YSRC from Kurnool district to defect to the TDP.
In fact, the defection of legislators from the lone opposition party to the ruling party started with two lawmakers from Kurnool district on February 22.
Now, four lawmakers in all have crossed over to the TDP, reducing the YSRC strength in the district to seven.
Kurnool district had been one of the bastions of the YSRC but now it appears to be crumbling.
At the "auspicious" time of 9.05 am, Mr Rajasekhar met TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the latter's riverfront residence and got the yellow scarf adorned, marking his admission into the ruling party.
Mr Rajasekhar was also the Kurnool district unit president of YSRC. He is the fourth lawmaker of YSRC from Kurnool district to defect to the TDP.
Now, four lawmakers in all have crossed over to the TDP, reducing the YSRC strength in the district to seven.
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