In yet another setback to the Telugu Desam Party, C. Adinarayana Reddy who was a Minister in the Chandrababu Naidu government, joined the BJP in the presence of its national working president J.P. Nadda and MP G.V.L. Mr. Adinarayana Reddy was two-time MLA from Jammalamadugu constituency in Kadapa district in 2004 and 2009. Mr. Adinarayana had since maintained a low profile in the TDP and was preparing the ground to join BJP, for which he kept in touch with MP C.M. Addressing media persons, Mr. Adinarayana Reddy said he believed that development of Andhra Pradesh was possible with the BJP. Chief Minister Y.S.

Source: The Hindu October 21, 2019 17:15 UTC