One More TDP MLA joined in TRS

Senior leader Errabelli Dayakar Rao and party MLA from Rajendrangar T.Prakash Goud on Wednesday embraced the ruling TRS, reducing the Telugu Desam to a rump in the assembly. Dayakar Rao told reporters in the interest and development of Telangana State, Prakash Goud and i have decided to join the Ruling Party TRS, According to the sources there are three more TDP MLAs were likely to cross over to the ruling party. Dayakar Rao, who is the TDP floor leader in the assembly , and Prakash Goud joined the ruling party in the presence of CM KCR at the latter's camp office. Earlier, the duo met irrigation minister T Harish Rao to announce their decision to join the TRS. The defection of Errabelli, who until recently was a trenchant critic of Chandrasekhar Rao, shocked TDP leaders and cadre alike. He is a three time MLA and former member of Parliament.




Dayakar Rao before joining the TRS, faxed his resignation to party president N Chandrababu Naidu. Till now seven TDP MLAs have already switched over to the TRS, and with the defection of Dayakar Rao and Prakash Goud, the strength of Telugu Desam has come down to six from the original 15.