Congress leader Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy is all set to leave the grand-old party join Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party. The senior leader's family has had a long association with the Congress party.
The son of Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy, former chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy is said to have been disappointed after Congress in charge for Andhra Pradesh, Oommen Chandy, announced that the Congress would contest the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections without an alliance with the TDP in Andhra Pradesh.
Surya Prakash Reddy, considered a strongman in Kurnool district, had a dinner meeting with Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati today. A formal announcement is awaited.
For the TDP, a strong Reddy leader coming on board would be a plus at a time when there are some differences being reported between a junior Reddy minister from the district with the party leadership.