India News | Former Andhra Pradesh BJP Prez Kanna Lakshminarayana Joins TDP

Amaravati, Feb 23 (PTI) Former Andhra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and veteran politician Kanna Lakshminarayana on Thursday joined the Telugu Desam Party.

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Lakshminarayana joined TDP in the presence of party president N Chandrababu Naidu, amid cheers from his supporters and cadre.

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Commenting on YSRCP's reign in the southern state, he alleged that a draconian rule is going on and called on all the democratic forces to team up, according to a message posted by TDP on its Twitter handle.

Heaping praises, Naidu said Lakshminaranaya is a man of many virtues, and termed his addition as auspicious.

The 68-year-old had served as a Minister during the Congress regime and later headed the BJP in Andhra Pradesh to be replaced by Somu Veerraju eventually.

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