Vasireddy Padma, former Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Women’s Commission, announced her decision to join the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) within a week. Padma had resigned from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) due to dissatisfaction with the leadership and criticized Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for neglecting party workers. She met TDP MP Kesineni Nani before addressing the media.