Hyderabad: Four MLAs and an MLC of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have decided to join Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Thursday morning.
Former Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav (Sanatnagar), Teegala Krishna Reddy (Maheswaram), Prakash Goud (Rajendranagar) and Ch.Dharma Reddy (Parkal) and MLC Gangadhar Goud met Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao at the camp office.
They said after meeting that they had decided to quit the TDP and join the TRS only to help achieve the goal of ‘Bangaru Telangana’ (golden State).
TDP legislators visit to Camp office was dramatic. Media was alerted minutes before the meeting and asked to rush to the Camp office.
Sources claimed that the four legislators and the MLC would be joining the TRS officially in a week at a public meeting which will be organised by the TRS.
Though they intended to announce their joining the TRS, the formal announcement was kept pending. It was indicated that some more TDP legislators from Telangana could join the TRS shortly.
In the house of 119 in Telangana Assembly, TDP had won 15 seats and with the latest development, its number would decrease to 11.
Bureau Report
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