Another Telugu Desam Party MLA, S. Rajender Reddy, from Narayanpet in Mahabubnagar district, on Tuesday joined the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) formally. He was welcomed into the party by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who is also the president of TRS, by offering Mr. Reddy the TRS scarf.With Mr. Rajender Reddy joining the TRS, the number of MLAs elected on TDP ticket switching loyalties to the ruling party has gone up to 10 including 7 in the city.
The TDP’s effective strength is reduced to five in the Assembly now.