Gangula Pratap Reddy quits YSRCP, joins in TDP

Vijayawada, Aug 17: Here is a major shock to the Andhra Pradesh opposition party YSR Congress Party, The former MP Gangula Pratap Reddy quits YSRCP and has joined ruling Telugu Desam Party here on Wednesday.

The Senior leader Reddy from Rayalaseema region met with state Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu at the state secretariat in regard to this matter and joined the TDP.

In the wake of Nandyal by-poll which is to be held by the end of this month, Pratap's change of guard comes as a major shock to YSRCP.



Recently, Pratap's brother Prabhakar Reddy had quit the TDP in February this year and joined the YSRC. He immediately got elected as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in March.

Pratap Reddy, in fact, would have been fielded as the YSRC candidate for the bypoll, but the sudden defection of former minister Silpa Mohan Reddy from the TDP changed the equation.

Silpa Reddy is now the YSRC nominee in the by-poll.