YSR Congress MLA M Ashok Reddy today jumped over to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
TDP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu formally admitted him into the party at a function this evening.
Ashok Reddy is the 18th MLA of the YSRC to have defected to the TDP. He represents Giddaluru constituency in Prakasam district.
He was also the president of YSRC Prakasam district unit.