Several activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) joined Telugu Desam Party in the presence of leader of the party like prospective candidate for MP seat Kesineni Srinivas (Nani), city president Nagul Meera, B. Umamaheswara Rao and others. Supporters of Nani boasted that they had blasted the bastion of CPI (M) leader Ch.Babu Rao who is a formidable force in the politics of the city. The TDP activists give full credit to Mr. Srinivas who has deployed special teams to canvass for the party.