VIJAYAWADA: YSR Congress MLA KV Ramana Murthy from Patapatnam in Srikakulam district has joined the ruling Telugu Desam Party. He visited Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's residence with Youth Affairs Minister K Atchannaidu and formally joined the party. It was homecoming for Murthy, as he had been a TDP leader before joining the YSRC ahead of the 2014 elections. So far, eight MLAs and one MLC of the YSRC has shifted to TDP since February 22.