YCP's Gottipati, too, defecting to TDP

The YCP MLA from Addanki, Gottipati Ravi Kumar, is about to defect from his party to join the ruling TDP. Sources in the TDP confirm that Gottipati would be crossing over to their party on April 29. Besides, the Gottipati followers have also confirmed that the young MLA would be defecting to the ruling party. The announcment was made close on the heels of YCP leader Chand Basha joining the TDP, keeping speculation alive that more and more MLAs were there on the defectors' list. Significantly, even as they were leaving the YCP, none of them has blamed their leader, YSR Jaganmohan Reddy, for their action.