Two-member TDP in Assembly merged with TRS
The Hindu
Two legislators submit letter to Speaker requesting him to recognise them as members of the ruling party
The two-member Telugu Desam Party was merged with the ruling TRS in the Assembly on Wednesday after they submitted a letter to Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy requesting him to recognise them as members of the ruling party. One of the two members, Sandra Venkata Veeraiah had already unofficially quit TDP and announced his decision to join the TRS last year. On Wednesday, it was the turn of the other member Mecha Nageswara Rao to announce his resignation from the party and join the TRS. Both Mr. Veeraiah and Mr. Nageswara Rao later met the Legislative Affairs Minister V. Prashant Reddy seeking to merge TDP with TRS. Mr. Reddy arranged their meeting with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao who, as TRS president, conceded the request and wrote to the Speaker to admit them into the party. They also met the Speaker to complete the formalities.More Related News