AP: Another YSR Cong MLA joins TDP

At the "auspicious" time of 9.05 AM, Rajasekhar met TDP supremo 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.

Rajasekhar was also the Kurnool district unit president of YSRC. He is the fourth MLA of YSRC from Kurnool district to defect to the TDP.

In fact, the defection of legislators from the principal opposition party, YSRC to the ruling party started with two MLAs from Kurnool district on February 22. 

Both Andhra and Telangana are witnessing large-scale defection of MLAs from the opposition to the ruling parties. 

Now, four MLAs 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.

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