Unable to stomach the growing popularity of Chandrababu Naidu, TRS has struck again with its operation Akarsh and plans to induct five more MLAs in Telangana over to the pink camp in the coming few days .

Five TDP MLAs of Telagnana (out of 18 now ) led by TDP Hyderabad city president and ex minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav are reportedly in constant touch with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao and desirous to join as they were allegedly fed up with pro-seemandhra attitude of the TDP leadership. ‘I want to ensure that TDP is single digit before the budget session’ KCR declared at last meeting of MLAs.

Talasani is reportedly picked by the TDP ignoring the BC leaders after the elections and for promotion of rank new comer R Krishnaiah to lead the party in assembly. Talasani failed to join the TDP leaders dharna over Gurukul trust land issue and keeping aloof from TDP leadership and party office for long. It is said that Talasani has been not happy in the TDP ever since he was denied TDP Floor Leader post in Telangana and given to Krishnaiah.

It is also learnt that four more TDP leaders-Rajendra Nagar MLA Prakash Goud, Quthbullapur MLA Vivekananda Goud, Kodangal (Mahaboobnagar) MLA Revanth Reddy and Narayanapet MLA Rajendar Reddy will follow suit soon. It is learnt that IT minister KTR dealing with the fence sitters in TDP.