Vizianagaram: 3,500 YSRCP Cadre Join TDP Ahead Of Local Body Polls
Over 3,500 YSRCP workers have now switched to the Telugu Desam Party under the leadership of Chinna Srinu and Kala Venkat Rao in Vizianagaram district in AP.
Vizianagaram: The opposition YSR Congress Party is facing a series of setbacks in the district after former minister Botsa Satyanarayana's nephew Chinna Srinu joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). On Tuesday, over 3,500 YSRCP cadre have now switched to the TDP under the leadership of Chinna Srinu and Kala Venkat Rao.
Former sarpanches, MPTCs, ZPTCs and those who held various positions during the YSRCP regime, belonging to 13 panchayats under Cheepurupalli, Garividi and Merakamudidam mandals, joined the ruling party at a juncture when the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) is expected to announce the official schedule for the upcoming local body elections.
Following a high-level administrative review by SEC Anil Chandra Punetha with district collectors and SPs on Tuesday, the SEC is likely to announce the schedule on Wednesday. The State government and SEC have finalized category-wise reservations for Backward Classes (BC) based on the dedicated commission's recommendations, as well as chairpersons for 106 municipalities and mayors for 17 municipal corporations.
