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.
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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.