Six Andhra Pradesh leaders join BJP
Those who joined the party are Gangula Pratap Reddy, a three-time MLA and one time MP who had vacated his seat for then Prime Minister P V Narsimha Rao in 1991 to contest Lok Sabha election.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Aug 1, 2019 23:57 IST
Several leaders from Andhra Pradesh on Thursday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in the presence of its working president JP Nadda, the party said.
Those who joined the party are Gangula Pratap Reddy, a three-time MLA and one time MP who had vacated his seat for then Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao in 1991 to contest Lok Sabha election.
Gangula Pratap Reddy later left the Congress and joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
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Others who joined include, Pasupuleti Sudhakar, Kancharla Hari Prasad, a TDP member and retired income tax commissioner, Shaik Nizamuddin, H M A Mazhar Bhaig and Venkaih D.
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