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- Two senior Congress leaders from Prakasam district, Ongole city Congress committee president T. Nagalakshmi and senior Congress SC Cell leader D. Satish Babu, joined the YSR Congress Party on Wednesday.
- They switched allegiance at the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli in the presence of party president and former Chief Minister Y.S.
- Jagan Mohan Reddy.
- Both leaders said they were drawn to the YSRCP by Mr. Jagan's leadership, ideology and commitment to public service, and pledged to work to strengthen the party.
- Ms. Nagalakshmi had contested the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election as the Congress candidate from Ongole.
What to watch next
- Whether further Congress leaders from Prakasam district follow them into the YSRCP
- What organisational roles the two new entrants are given within the YSRCP
- Their role in strengthening the YSRCP ahead of future elections in the Ongole region
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