Congress member of legislative council Rudraraju Padmaraju has officially joined Telugu Desam Party in Hyderabad. Rudraraju Padmaraju is reported to have joined TDP in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

It may be recalled that Rudraraju Padmaraju had expressed his anguish at the state of affairs of Congress party in AP and is reported to have said the party was leaderless and rudderless.

That is the reason he was switching his loyalties to TDP, he is reported to have stated.