YSRC MLC Vamsikrishna Yadav joins Jana Sena

Vijayawada: The YSR Congress received a fresh blow as its MLC, Chennuboina Vamsikrishna Yadav, has joined the Jana Sena party.

Yadav changed sides at a programme of the JS in Mangalagiri and party founder Pawan Kalyan welcomed him into the party. Yadav had been elected as MLC from Visakhapatnam Local Authorities constituency on YSRC nomination.

Pawan Kalyan said that since 2009, he had been in touch with Vamsikrishna Yadav, a strong leader in North Coastal Andhra, and expressed his admiration for Vamsikrishna's work as a young leader since his days as the president of Yuvarajyam.

PK warmly welcomed Vamsikrishna and said this was home-coming. The JS chief urged everyone to work for development of Andhra Pradesh and to provide a better future for the youth.

Vamsikrishna recalled that he had narrowly lost the assembly polls twice, but was successful in winning the MLC poll. He said he would stand by the JS try to have a state-level stature. He thanked JS PAC Chairman Nadendla Manohar for organising the event.

The MLC highlighted the importance of development for north-coastal Andhra and the entire state.