Ex-Union minister Sai Pratap joins TDP in Andhra Pradesh
He was formally admitted into the party by Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu
 "TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu")
N Chandrababu Naidu
Former Union Minister A Sai Pratap today joined the ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
He was formally admitted into the party by Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu.
As a Congress leader, Sai Pratap had served as a member of Parliament for six terms from Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency in Kadapa district.
He was a close friend of former Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy who too belonged to Kadapa district.
Sai Pratap was the Union Minister of State for Steel in the UPA 2 government headed by Manmohan Singh.
He quit the Congress in 2014 protesting the bifurcation of AP.
He stayed away from politics after quitting Congress.
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First Published: Mar 24 2016 | 10:48 AM IST