The defection of Revuri Prakash Reddy, former Telugu Desam Party MLA from Narsampet in Warangal district and one of the members of the TDP politburo, into the Bharatiya Janata Party was like a proverbial last straw for the party in Telangana.
The TDP, which had bitten to dust in the recent assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, is virtually on ventilator in Telangana.
Following the defection of several senior leaders like E Peddi Reddy, N Narsi Reddy, Garikapati Mohan Rao and Sama Ranga Reddy, there are hardly any leaders left with the TDP in Telangana.
And the defection of Revuri Prakash Reddy showed the desperation in the party leaders in the state. Former minister T Devender Goud and his son Virendra Goud are most likely to join the BJP sooner or later.
So, who are left in the TDP in Telangana?
One can count them on fingers: Party president of Telangana unit L Ramana, former MP Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy, Aravind Kumar Goud and of course, lone TDP legislator in the assembly Mecha Nageshwar Rao.
There is still some party cadre who are committed to the TDP right from the beginning. But with the leaders looking for greener pastures, what would the cadre do in Telangana?
So, it is better for TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu to wind up the party in the state!
