Devineni Chandrashekar nephew of Vijayawada Congress MLA Devineni Nehru and s/o Devineni Baji Prasad, who is expected to join TDP today in the presence of Chandrababu Naidu during his pada-yatra in the city, speaking to media, has said “I am ready to shoulder any responsibility in the party. I will strive hard to bring the glory to the party in the district. My joining in the party would be a slap on face to those people, who states TDP, is a dying party in the district.”

Nonetheless, Devineni’s entry into TDP will strengthen the party base in the district since, his family has been maintaining upper hand over their rivals in the district politics. But, Chandrasekhar’s father Babji and his brother Nehru standing on opposite of TDP, is still a cause for concern. However, TDP is expecting a change in political equations in the district with Chandrasekhar’s entry.