Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu, a key campaigner for an opposition front against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections, suffered a major jolt on Thursday as four of the six party’s Rajya Sabha MPs split and joined BJP.
The development, which came at a time when Naidu is in Europe, saw former Union minister Y S Chowdary, C M Ramesh, T G Venkatesh and G Mohan Rao announcing their decision to join BJP and appearing at the party office. The four MPs add to BJP’s numbers in the Rajya Sabha, taking the tally to 75.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu, a key campaigner for an opposition front against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections, suffered a major jolt on Thursday as four of the six party’s Rajya Sabha MPs split and joined BJP.
The development, which came at a time when Naidu is in Europe, saw former Union minister Y S Chowdary, C M Ramesh, T G Venkatesh and G Mohan Rao announcing their decision to join BJP and appearing at the party office. The four MPs add to BJP’s numbers in the Rajya Sabha, taking the tally to 75.