BJP AP is in hot pursuit of welcoming new promising leaders into its fold in order to prove its critics wrong in Andhra Pradesh.

The party is rejoicing over Sanchaita Gajapathi Raju, a scion of the Vizianagaram royal family, coming forward to play an active role in BJP AP politics. She is daughter of former minister and parliamentarian Anand Gajapathi Raju and former MP Uma Gajapathi Raju.

Ashok Gajapathi Raju, elder brother of Anand, is a polit bureau member of TDP and former Union Minister for Civil Aviation. While Anand served as minister in NTR cabinet and also worked with Congress for sometime, Ashok was with Janata Party and later joined TDP staying with the party till now during his long career.

This is the first time a member of Gajapathi Raju’s family is joining BJP. Sanchaita is running an NGO named Social Awareness Newer Alternatives (SANA) to make use of new technologies to improve clean drinking water supply in coastal villages. She is known for her work in East Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts.

She joined BJP in the presence of BJP state president Kanna Lakshminarayana, former union minister Purandeswari, MP Kambhampati Haribabu and other leaders.