Legislative Council issues notices to four MLCs who ‘defected’ to TDP

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The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council has issued notices to 4 MLCs who resigned from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and aboriginal joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), pursuing a ailment alleging defection.

Council Chairman Moshen Raju served notices to Balli Kalyan Chakravarthy, Jaya Mangala Venkata Ramana, Marri Rajasekhar and Padma Sri Sunitha, directing them to look for an enquiry connected the 25th and 26th of this month.

The notices inquire the members to contiguous themselves earlier the Chairman successful transportation with the petition filed by the YSRCP.

The YSRCP had lodged a ceremonial ailment stating that the MLCs defected to the TDP aft resigning from the party, allegedly succumbing to inducements.

Based connected the complaint, the Chairman initiated proceedings and called for their idiosyncratic quality to analyse the matter.

All 4 leaders were primitively elected arsenic YSRCP members, but subsequently resigned and joined the TDP, triggering governmental controversy.

The enquiry is expected to find whether their actions pull provisions nether the anti-defection instrumentality and what further enactment whitethorn beryllium taken by the Council.

Published - February 20, 2026 08:03 p.m. IST

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